NEWS PROVIDED BY
Christian Aid Mission
Aug. 18, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 18, 2026 /Christian Newswire/ — Iranian Christians are increasingly struggling to survive as local businesses are operating at a limited level or not operating at all amid ongoing conflict in the country, according to an Iranian ministry.
Christian Aid Mission, a Charlottesville-based non-profit, is in direct communication with the ministry leader and has fundraised for the ministry’s work since 2022. Along with assisting believers with their basic needs, the ministry oversees more than 4,100 house churches and trains Iranian Christians for ministry work.
Since the outbreak of war in Iran, believers are under tremendous psychological stress, with many families grieving missing or dead loved ones. “We have believers who have been killed,” the ministry leader said. “We have believers who have been arrested with Bibles and are fleeing the country. We have families struggling to feed themselves right now.”
Reports indicate that even obtaining simple food items such as pasta and tomato paste has become extremely difficult as prices have increased by as much as tenfold. “Overall, what we have heard is not encouraging,” the ministry leader said. “We pray that God’s grace and mercy will be upon the people of Iran—especially the believers—so that these difficult circumstances may come to an end as soon as possible.”
Interviews with ministry staff are available upon request.
About Christian Aid Mission
Christian Aid Mission assists indigenous ministries based in areas of poverty, persecution, and that are inaccessible to foreign missionaries. Since 1970, the Charlottesville-based nonprofit has built a network of hundreds of trusted contacts among indigenous ministries around the world. Funding is sent directly to these ministries for immediate use.
SOURCE Christian Aid Mission
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