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Welcome to a Stackelback tonight special report. I'm Eric Stackelback coming to you live once again from Washington, D.C. as we bring you breaking coverage of Operation Epic Fury. It is day four of the joint U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran's regime, and we're getting a better picture now of the imminent threat Iran posed and why this operation was so necessary During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz earlier today

President Trump said he did not need any prodding from Israel to make his decision watch President, did Israel force your hand to launch these strikes against Iran? Did that go off and pull the United States into this war?

No, I might have forced their hand. You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack. If we didn't do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that.

And we have great negotiators, great people, people that do this very successfully and have done it all their lives very successful. And based on the way the negotiation was going, I think they were going to attack first.

And I didn't want that to happen. So if anything, I might have forced Israel's hand. Now, on one hand, the president had to be concerned about Iran's ballistic missiles. On the other, Iran was still trying to develop nuclear weapons as well, even after the United States destroyed Iran's nuclear sites back in June,

Iran's Mad Mullahs continued to enrich uranium. And according to White House negotiator Steve Whitkoff, they even boasted about it.

Take a look. The percent material, Sean, can be brought to 90%. That's weapon grade, weapons grade, in roughly one week, maybe 10 days at the outside. The 20% can be brought to weapons grade inside of three to four weeks.

And let me say this, because I forgot this small little detail. In that first meeting, both the Iranian negotiators said to us directly, with, you know, no shame, that they controlled 460 kilograms of 60 percent, and they're aware that that could make 11 nuclear bombs, and that was the beginning of their negotiating stance. So that's they were proud of it. They were proud that they had evaded

all sorts of oversight protocols to get to a place where they could deliver 11 nuclear bombs.

11 nuclear bombs.

11 nuclear bombs. By the way, it turns out that wasn't just empty bluster from the Iranians. The Israeli Air Force says that earlier today it destroyed a secret Iranian nuclear site near Tehran, where a group of nuclear scientists was working to develop capabilities required for,

you guessed it, nuclear weapons. As US and Israeli forces attempt to neutralize Iran's nuclear program once and for all, they've also had major success on other fronts. Iran's Navy, Air Force, and radar systems have all been destroyed,

and now US and Israeli fighter jets are hunting down Iran's ballistic missile launchers. The regime continues to fire missiles and drones, not only at Israel where warning sirens are wailing, but also at surrounding Arab nations like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Earlier today, an Iranian drone struck near the US consulate in Dubai.

As the situation escalates, the State Department is urging all Americans to leave the Middle East at once. And there are reports that the Saudis and other Arab nations are now strongly considering joining the fight against Iran. Europe, however, has been another story. President Trump vowed today to cut all trade with Spain's socialist government after it denied the US access to its military bases.

He also called out the UK's leftist leadership for its lack of support.

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And I'm not, by the way, I'm not happy with the UK either That island that you read about the lease, okay He made it for whatever reason he made a lease of the island. Somebody came and took it away from him and It's taken Three four days for us to work out where we can land It would have been much more convenient landing there as opposed to flying many extra hours. So we are very surprised.

This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with.

Now the president has no such concerns about Israel. Today, the Israeli Air Force took out not only an Iranian leadership compound in Tehran, but also a gathering of Iran's so-called assembly of experts as they were preparing to select a new supreme leader following the demise of Ayatollah Khamenei on Saturday.

With most of the regime's top leaders now dead, it's unclear who exactly is calling the shots in Iran right now. So what comes next? TBN Israel correspondent Yair Pinto joins us from Jerusalem with the inside story and it all starts now.

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We'll be right back. in the morning, late at night, in Israel. Thank you so much for joining us once again and staying up with us. And secondly, look, I know you and your family have been in and out of bomb shelters throughout the day. I know sirens have been wailing in Israel, including Jerusalem, where you are based. But you mentioned off camera before we started that it's a little less perhaps than yesterday. And do we see, is that a sign that Iran's ballistic missile capabilities

are being neutralized gradually? It seems now they may be turning to drones as their new method of attack. Tell us more about that.

Yes, it seems like that the Iranians are less focused, less controlled. So there is still rockets attacks into Israel a few times a day, but it seems like they are not concentrated. They have no command structure. This is the feeling that we get here in Israel. And now the Iranians are turning to their biggest proxy in the area, which is the Hezbollah

terrorist organization, on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. And they decided a few months ago, when they started to rehabilitate their capabilities, after Israel landed a very strong blow against them, to shift the tactic, moving away from rockets and missiles and mortars into suicide drones. And the difference here is that suicide drones is a lot harder to detect and to intercept, and they create a longer threat, meaning one drone can stay in the skies above Israel at

a low altitude and cause panic in the entire nation with sirens alarms for millions of people until it is shut down. So this is the new method that at least the Hezbollah terrorist organization and other Iranian militias from Syria are using against Israel. And I think this is a good sign, because it means that the ability of the Iranians to launch rockets and to command their armies is shrinking, and it seems like the beginning of the end of their

military power. What I see from this is panic because they are basically firing indiscriminately against multiple nations. If it's the Gulf States, if it's the US bases in every place in this region and of course again they have targets in Israel. So I look at it as a good sign and we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Yeah, it seems like they're trying to go out, in their view, in a blaze of glory as the regime teeters on the brink. Yeah, I hear a big question here, and I don't think we know, who exactly is calling the shots in Iran right now?

Most of their top leaders have been eliminated over the past few days. Is it the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, hardliners there? Do we have any sense of who's calling the shots and giving orders there right now?

Well, I seem that it seems like there is no one leader that is calling the shots. And the Iranians and the Revolutionary Guards are operating on orders that were received in advance. So basically, every cell commander or base commander across Iran, which is a very, very big country, is operating based on the previous orders that his unit received. So they are just operating based on orders that are not up to date. That's the feeling that I'm getting from the ground.

And this, again, is pointing to a success in the quality intelligence that the CIA, together with the Israeli Mossad, was able to collect in order to know the exact location of all the leadership of Iran. And every time they're trying to meet and to appoint the next leader of the Revolutionary Guards, they are targeted immediately with an air force strike. And again, they are without any head to lead them.

So this is good news, again, and I believe that the more time passes, the harder it will be for the Iranian regime to control what it does next. But the scary part in this situation is that when a terror regime is feeling cornered, it usually is aggressive against its own people trying to survive.

So we will need to see some response or some military force on the ground in order to protect the Iranian people for them to take back their country.

Yeah, yeah, your great breakdown is always my friend. in order to protect the Iranian people for them to take back their country.

Yeah, yeah, your great breakdown is always my friend. And as you mentioned, Israeli intelligence combined with US intelligence, incredible pinpointing these Iranian leaders again and again and eliminating them. Hey, my friend, it's cold, it's the middle of the night in Jerusalem,

go in with your family, get warm, stay safe. We're praying for you, my friend. God bless you, we'll see you again soon. The United States has dubbed it Operation Epic Fury. Israel's calling it Operation Roaring Lion. It is an historic joint operation between the US and Israel to hopefully topple the world's number one

state sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime. And joining us now to break it down further is our good friend, Ilan Carr, CEO of the Israeli American Council. Elon, always great to see you. You and I have been talking about this for a long time. Of course, you served in the first Trump administration.

Your initial thoughts here, day four, Operation Epic Fury, it looks like a new Middle East may very soon be upon us.

Well, I have to tell you, Eric, first of all, it's great to be with you, as always. What we are witnessing is a military operation, perhaps unprecedented, in not only its scope but in its efficacy. Incredibly intense. I mean, thousands of strikes, sorties over Iran between the two countries, many thousands

of munitions dropped. Just to give you a sense, Israel has today exceeded, in these few days, the number of munitions dropped in the entire rising lion 12-day war against Iran. So we're talking about breathtaking intensity and unprecedented coordination. And I'll tell you, it couldn't have come at a better time, as this regime has not only acted to reconstitute its ballistic missile capability and careen toward nuclear breakout. Now we are seeing these two great powers working together seamlessly in unprecedented military

cooperation to take out the enormous threat that this regime posed. And we have to remember also, this is not theoretical. Look, I served in Iraq, Eric, and when I was in Iraq, the IRGC killed Americans. They introduced armor-piercing munitions into Iraq specifically to kill Americans, and hundreds and hundreds of American soldiers were killed. This is a long time coming. We had ample reason to take military action

against this regime decades ago. And for one reason or another, it was put off and put off and put off. And now, thankfully, under President Trump's leadership and Prime Minister Netanyahu's leadership, we are seeing a remarkable level of commitment

to once and for all rid the world of the threat

that this regime poses.

No doubt, Elon. Look, they've been compared to Reagan and Thatcher bringing down the Soviet empire. Now they're bringing down the Iranian terror empire. I've compared them to a pair of Churchills in the modern day. Sadly, in a sea of Chamberlains, President Trump today criticized Kyrstarmer, the UK Prime Minister, for not doing more to help out in the effort,

but he has no such problems with Israel. You know the relationship between the United States and Israel very, very well.

Can you talk more?

Look, we've got the incredible intelligence sharing, the military partnership here. Can you talk more about how this operation just shows that unbreakable bond between the United States and the world's one and only Jewish state.

Well, that's right, Eric. And you know, lately we've been hearing these naysayers, including on the right, I mean, on the left, we've heard them for a long time, saying, well, you know, what do we get? We, you know, Israel, you know, we support Israel.

And let me tell you, there is no question that of all the ways the United States spends money in foreign policy, there is nothing we do with a better ROI than supporting the state of Israel. Nothing. What we get in terms of R&D, in terms of the alliance, in terms of the breathtaking intelligence that Israel has and that Israel shares with us,

the economic cooperation, the values, the Judeo-Christian values in that part of the world that basically, this is, Israel is an outpost of America. You go to Israel and it's the most pro-American country in the world and it exudes our Western values at a time when those Western values are under attack.

And so Israel for decades and decades has been a remarkable ally to the United States, not only gaining by America's friendship, but giving more than it receives. But now we see this exhibit A. I mean, this is the level of efficacy, the military prowess of the IDF, the intelligence of the Israeli intelligence and security services, coupled with, of course, the remarkable, extraordinary, history-changing power of the United States of America. This is a combination like no other.

And I'll tell you, there is no other country in the world that we could be doing this with than Israel. No other country could bring this kind of efficacy and talent and power to the game, to the battlefield, as Israel is with the United States. And that's why we should be so happy and proud as Americans

that for the first time, our country is working seamlessly with Israel. I mean, we've been allied with Israel for years, and Operation Midnight Hammer was sort of a taste of what could come. But this is the first time that a joint campaign this coordinated and this intense has been

launched by our two countries. And I'll tell you, we see the results, and the world is a better place for what we're doing and that's the bottom line. We're making the world a better place, thank God.

Yeah, no doubt, Ilan, well said. Israel, look, the first line of defense for the West, the United States, the last line of defense for Judeo-Christian Western civilization, working together. Hey, only about 15 seconds left, then we got to go. Can we see an Arab coalition coming together here

also to act against Iran in the coming days, perhaps?

Well, I think we could. I see we're already seeing taste of it. We're seeing some Gulf states respond to the attacks on them. What's going to be very interesting is when this is all over and, God willing, there is no more mullahs in Iran, the regime is down, are we gonna see an expansion of the Abraham Accords? I think there's a good chance of it.

Ilan, well said, great breakdown. We'll leave it right there. Ilan Carr, follow him on X across social media. God bless my friend, we'll see you again soon, Ilan. This is a geopolitical event, of course, the joint Israeli-US operation against Iran's regime.

But folks, there is also deep spiritual significance. Joining us now to break that down is our good friend, Rabbi Jason Sobel, host of Transformed by the Messiah, right here on TBN, author of the book of the same name. Jason, always great to see you. And look, it has not escaped my attention or yours that Purim, we're in the midst of Purim right now, the ancient biblical holiday,

break down the spiritual significance of the events we've seen over the past four days unfolding in Iran.

Yeah, the timing of everything that's going on is spiritually and prophetically weighty and significant. It cannot be ignored. And I think part of that is today, Jewish people are celebrating Purim, the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman

that we read about in the book of Esther. But this began on Saturday on the Jewish Sabbath, the Shabbat, and the day that the supreme leader of Iran died was a day that Jewish people were reading a special reading in the synagogue where it says, remember Amalek,

what he did to you when he came out of Egypt. Why is that important? Because Haman is a descendant of Amalek, and the Jewish people read the supreme leader's name as Ha-me-ni in relationship to Haman. And so the modern-day Haman was taken out on the day that Jewish people are reading and blotting

out the name of Haman spiritually in the synagogue. That is no coincidence. And on top of that, the day that he actually died is significant, because, on the Islamic calendar, it was the 11th day of the ninth month. It was 9-11 on the Islamic calendar. It was the 11th day of the ninth month. It was 9-11 on the Islamic calendar. And it was Iran that provided the military and logistics support for Hamas that made Israel's 9-11, October 7, possible. Purim is about a turnaround. What Haman meant for evil was turned around, and he was hung

on his own gallows and what was meant to destroy the Jewish people has led to greater security for them.

Jason, this is amazing. I'm trying to wrap my head around it. Amazing insights. And again, as you said, no coincidences. I feel like this is divine justice. And you said Haman was hung on the very gallows

that he meant for Mordecai. This seems like God's hand and God protecting his land and his people. And look, the Iranian regime had had many chances to repent, needless to say, over the decades, they refused. They went even deeper into evil.

This seems like justice from above.

Absolutely, because think about it. The irony here, President Trump offered them a peace deal. He said, give up your nuclear ambitions and your ballistic missile programs, and they chose not to. And so the Supreme Leader who wanted to create a nuclear bomb

to destroy Israel was himself destroyed by a bomb from Israel. I mean, again, this is a complete turnaround, again, hung on his own gallows. They tried to destroy Israel, but, actually, what they did is, they set the dominoes in effect with October 7 for the destruction of all of the major enemies of Israel are being systematically taken out. It's prophetically significant. Why? Because it's setting up for the war of Gog and Magog,

Ezekiel 38. It says Israel has to be dwelling securely in their land, and there will be a surprise attack when they think everything is good. It's what First Thessalonians 5, 3 says, while they're saying peace and safety, sudden destruction comes, this security and peace that's coming

is actually a temporary peace because it is political and not spiritual, and it's a setup for the Gog-Magog war, I believe.

Wow, the chess pieces are moving. Hey, a little over a minute left. Big picture in the short term, we could see some amazing things in the region. We could see perhaps revival in Iran and maybe even the gospel go out from that nation.

About a minute left, Jason, could you break down how Iran is a Bible land and God is not done with that nation by a long shot? That's ancient Persia, modern day Iran.

Ancient Persia, Babylon brought the Jewish people into exile, Persia allowed them to go back to the land. There's a prophecy in the book of Jeremiah 49, 35 through 39 that talks about God would restore Elam and there's a great move of God. This is part of that. They're mentioned in the Revival Acts chapter 2.

That was the beginning. We're seeing God do a work in Iran, one of the fastest growing churches in the world. But I think the moral of the story is this. God's name is not mentioned in the book of Esther, it's teaching us a lesson. When you can't see the hand of God,

trust the heart of God. His fingerprints are all over everything that's happening in the world today.

Amazing. Rabbi Jason Sobel, great breakdown. Folks, you really won't hear anywhere else those deep biblical and prophetic insights by our good friend Rabbi Jason Sobel. But you can see it right here on Transformed by the Messiah, right here on TBN, hosted by the one and only Rabbi Jason Sobel.

Also, the book, Transformed by the Messiah. Jason, thank you so much, my friend. Happy Purim. God bless you. We will see you again soon. Folks, as we wrap up here, Rabbi Jason Sobel just reminded us that this is Purim, the ancient biblical holiday

described in the Book of Esther, the events are described there, so we gotta close out here from the Book of Esther. Chapter four, verse 14, "'For if you remain silent at this time,' Mordecai said to Esther,

"'relief and deliverance for the Jews "'will arise from another place, "'but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows, but that you have come to your royal position, Esther, for such a time as this. Folks, these are the times.

We're living in Bible times right now. You see it unfolding in ancient Persia, modern day Iran, and President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, I believe, like Esther, they answered the call. They did not remain silent in the face of evil, a wicked, demonic regime developing

nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles to reach not only Israel but the United States, sponsoring terror like Hamas and Hezbollah, and slaughtering their own people. At least 32,000 murdered by this regime. 32,000 brave Iranians in the month of January alone. This was a barbaric regime. We pray it's about to be relegated

to the ash heap of history where it belongs. But for such a time as this, folks, fasten your seatbelt. I believe a new day is coming in the Middle East, a new day for Iran. I truly believe we can see revival in Persia, modern day Iran, and that the gospel can go out from that land.

Now our good friend Pastor Reza Safa has been beaming the gospel into Iran for years, and he'll be joining us next, folks, continuing coverage on the war in Iran, coming up next with Pastor Reza.

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Welcome to a TBN special report. I'm Eric Stakelbeck, coming to you live from Washington, D.C. It is day four of Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to accomplish a few things. Number one, completely dismantle Iran's nuclear program. Number two, dismantle Iran's ballistic missile program.

Number three, end Iran's support of terror groups in the Middle East like Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis. And number four, free the Iranian people who have been the main victims for 47 years. Think about that, folks. Nearly half a century, the Iranian people have lived under the jackboot of these tyrants in Tehran.

The Iranian regime, Islamic fanatics, have oppressed their own people in horrific ways, and that may be about to end. We could see a new era in Iran, and no one knows that better than our good friend Pastor Reza Safa.

He's the director, founder of TBN Nejat, and what he does is very important. I cannot understate it. For decades, Pastor Reza has beamed the gospel into Iran. That's right. And because of his brave efforts, it's a major,

perhaps the main reason that Iran, yes, the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism, I know, it's also home at the same time to the world's fastest growing church, largely underground, and largely listening to messages from our friend,

Pastor Reza Safa of TBNA Jat Reza. You and I have been talking about this a long time, my friend. First of all, it is great to see you. Secondly, man, with God, all things are possible and you can't stop the gospel,

but sometimes it seemed like this day would never come. Tell us how you're feeling as you watch these initial days, Khamenei eliminated of course, Iran's wicked leadership eliminated, and the Iranian people perhaps on the verge of securing their freedom for the first time in nearly half a century. It's a joy to be with you again, Eric, and thank you for doing these programs

and bringing light to what is happening in the Middle East. You know, for 47, a nation has been oppressed by a tyranny, by a repressive regime, Islamic regime. And I believe God allowed this force, this regime to come to power in 1979 in order to show the reality of the evilness of this religion that has bound 1.8 billion people on planet

Earth.

And in this past 45 years years we have seen how this regime has spread death and destruction and curses on the Middle East and throughout the world, sponsoring all of these radical Islamic groups in Syria, in Lebanon, in Yemen, in Iraq, and causing hundreds of thousands of deaths on this planet. So it's their time for their judgment.

And so, and meanwhile, God is bringing a tremendous harvest of souls out of that nation to his kingdom. Yeah, and they are driven, Pastor Reza, by an Islamic end times apocalyptic theology. And they're going out, in their view it seems, in a blaze of glory.

Look, they're in their death throes and yet they're firing rockets, missiles, drones at not only Israel and U.S. bases in the region, but surrounding Arab and Muslim nations also coming under fire from the Iranian regime. Is this the inevitable outcome for them, Pastor Reza, just so people know they're not gonna go quietly. They have that apocalyptic mindset

and we can sadly probably expect more of this from them in the days to come as again, their backs are against the wall. You know, with what they have done these past 47 years, causing so many death and destruction, I said to the Lord one day in my prayer,

I said, Lord, if these people die a natural death, people in Iran and in the Middle East will call you unjust. You have to judge these people for what they have accomplished. As a matter of fact, last Sunday in our Bible study group, as I was teaching our Persian group, small group in Southern California.

It came out of my spirit. And I said that Khamenei, the Ayatollah Khamenei will die soon, will be killed soon. And a week later, I forgot about it. And one of our church member, he said,

do you remember when that happened? He said, do you remember what you said last Sunday? So it is time for God to show justice and also at the same time, his mercy and his grace upon an incredible group of people that have been resilient and hopeful

and fighting for their freedom for the past 47 years. Yeah, Reza, I wanna ask you more about that. Look, you've got great contacts, obviously, on the ground inside Iran. What are you hearing right now from the Iranian people, the Iranian church? We've seen the footage, jubilation in the streets, especially after the announcement that Khamenei was killed. What are you hearing on the ground?

Are the Iranian people ready? President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu are saying, look, we are setting the stage for you now. Go out and grab it. Take your freedom. Do you get the sense that the Iranian people are ready to do that? You know, a situation that two weeks ago looked almost hopeless and a despair and almost like a spirit of depression was coming upon the people because they saw that they cannot overcome by their own forces. And they were begging President Trump

to do something about it. All of a sudden, a hope arises in the hearts of millions of people that there is a possibility that a change will happen and this regime will fall. And so a joy, that unspeakable joy that I've seen in the hearts of many people,

Iranians as well as the church people. I heard a minister said, the Bible says, do not rejoice in the death of the wicked, but I have to say I'm rejoicing. And so, because people are craving for freedom and they see President Trump and Israel.

Oh, you have to see all these posts that I see about Iranian loving on Israelis and thanking all their military forces for what they're doing. The craving for their freedom. It's just unspeakable. Yeah, and look Israel and Iran have always had, before this regime at least, had a great relationship prior to 1979, and of course, the biblical stories. Today is Purim, not coincidental timing, I don't think. The great biblical story, the Book of Esther,

the downfall of Haman in Persia, now we have the downfall of Khamenei, 2,500 years later, on Purim, roughly. But also King Cyrus, the great Persian king who released the Jewish people back to Israel from captivity, allowed them to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. Some have talked about a potential Cyrus Accord between a new Iranian government and Israel,

kind of similar to the Abraham Accords. So, exciting things there for sure. Kind of a natural affinity. And Reza, you teach this so well. Other than Israel, I believe Persia is mentioned more than any other nation in the Bible. Israel, then Persia, Iran. Absolutely. If you look back, read the Old Testament,

most of the book of Esther, the book of Ezra, Nehemiah, and part of Daniel took place in Iran. As a matter of fact, we have Daniel, the great prophet of God, that I desire so bad to see him one day. He is buried in Iran.

Esther is buried in Iran. Haggai is buried in Iran. So Iran has always been in the plan of God, and you can see throughout the history. And look at it this way. Out of the 50 Islamic nation,

why would God pour his spirit in abundance for the past 20 years in Iran? Why would Iranian be the first fruit of the Islamic land, Islamic nations, out of the 50 nations? It means that God has a plan just like He did in the time of Cyrus. As a matter of fact, God spoke Cyrus' name 200 years

in the Book of Isaiah, 200 years in the Book of Isaiah, 200 years before the man was born, and called him, My Anointed, the first king outside of the people of God, outside of the Jewish people that God calls Anointed. So God has a tremendous plan for the Islamic world,

and it is starting with the Iranian or the Persian people. It's amazing to watch. He absolutely has a plan for Iran, Reza. And look, I think of Jeremiah 49. Many have referenced that over the past few days. God says he'll set his throne in Elam,

which was a part of ancient Persia, kind of the southwestern part of Iran. So, amazing things unfolding right now. Hey, big picture, what is what's happening right now and God willing the fall of this demonic, I don't say that word lightly,

demonic Nazi death cult regime, what does that mean for the church in Iran and for your ministry at TBN Nejat? Well, if it is time for the change of the regime, I can promise you one thing. First off, we will have the largest Christian crusade in the city of Tehran, fill the Iran in Tehran Stadium, over 100,000 people

from all over the country will come there for a celebration of the manifestation of God in a Muslim land. Did you know that out of 75,000 mosques in Iran, 50,000 mosques have closed down their doors? People in Iran today are saying, we are not Muslims any longer. We are Persians, those who are not believers. And of course, those who are believers, they confess their faith. Did you know that Iranian believers already are evangelizing in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Dubai? We have so many groups in Turkey, so many believers that are there. So God is setting up the stage for a tremendous revival in the days to come, and it's going to blow out of Iran,

reaching out to the other Muslim. They are Muslims, they know what that means, they used to be Muslims, and now they are able to reach out with the power of the gospel in the neighboring country. So it is exciting days ahead of us.

It is Reza, it's so encouraging. And folks, by the way, this is why we do what we do at TBN. What Pastor Reza just shared's so encouraging. And folks, by the way, this is why we do what we do at TBN. What Pastor Reza just shared, that encouraging news about the gospel spreading in Iran of all places, you're really not gonna find that anywhere else or hear that message anywhere else.

By the way, if you are just joining us, this is a TBN special report on the conflict in Iran, the Middle East conflict raging right now, but we hope the gospel is raging in Iran very soon, raging in a gentle way, a peaceful way, of course. And, Pastor Reza, look, my dream, I'm listening to you,

I'm smiling as you're talking. My dream is to walk shoulder to shoulder with you, God willing, one day soon, in Iran. Can you imagine that revival you mentioned and a great stadium in Tehran? I would love it. And do you think, and we talk about Jeremiah 49

and God setting his throne in Elam. That's part of Iran, part of Persia. Can Iran be a launching pad? It's one thing to have revival in Iran, amazing. Do you think Iran can be a launching pad to spread the gospel throughout the region,

throughout the Muslim world. And a second little question there, one more. Talk more, I gotta ask you. Every time I see you, I ask you about this. The dreams and visions that Muslims are having right now of Jesus in the Middle East.

You know, 90% of all those thousands upon thousands that have come to Christ through our network have seen Jesus either in a dream, in an open vision, or in person. I mean, we have hundreds of testimonies of tremendous miracles that God has poured over this land. His grace upon this land that people...

Remember what Jesus said in John chapter 4. He said to the man with the sick son, sick daughter, he said, you people, unless you see signs and wonders, by no other means you will believe. And so this is talking, Jesus is talking about the Muslim people.

Muslim people have to see in order to believe because they have no other evidence before them that Jesus is the son of God because Islam preaches so hard against that message. And so I believe it has already started. Eric, the launching pad among Iranians.

Listen, I know some of the most radical people who've come to Christ and now are preaching in Turkey, in Iraq, in Abu Dhabi, in Dubai. The Word of God, God is using this land again to pour out His Spirit and to get the Gospel out to the Arab nations all around Him.

And so, like I said, it is tremendous. And it is the most exciting time for mankind to be alive, for the church to be alive, for the Church to be alive, because the Bible talks about the precious fruit of the earth. James talks about that.

So, it's the greatest harvest that man has seen since Jesus rose from the dead. And so, I'm excited. I know, and hey, you're at the middle, you're in the middle, I should say, of that great harvest. And folks, we can all the middle, you're in the middle I should say, of that great harvest.

And folks, we can all be a part of it, support TBN, support the great work of Pastor Reza at TBN Nejat. And what you're saying just rings true in that no one, I mean no one, not even a Muslim in Iran or elsewhere, is beyond God's reach. That includes you, Pastor Reza Safa. Of course, you lead TBN-Nejat right now. You're a great evangelist in Iran and around the Muslim world, but you were raised in Iran. Reminder for our viewers, if they don't know, you were raised in Iran, a devout Muslim, and you eventually found Jesus. Some may know your story. Some just joining us tonight may not know your story.

Can you give us the short version of how you became the director of TBN Ejat and how you came to embrace Jesus as your Lord and Savior, and you bravely left Islam, which could carry a death sentence? Before I say that, you know that baptizing pool we had?

That's in Turkey, Istanbul.

And the ice was frozen. The water was frozen. We broke the ice. And we had a baptizing pool we had. That's in Turkey, Istanbul.

And the ice was frozen. The water was frozen. We broke the ice.

And I walked in there. By the time, I don't know how many people I baptized that day, my knees were numb. My foot were numb. And people were running all over the place to bring some hot water to pour over my feet.

I mean, people did not care about what temperature that water was. They want to be baptized in Jesus' name. And we have baptized so many people all around the world. So God is working. Listen, Eric, I was a radical Muslim. I loved God with all my heart ever since I was a kid, but I didn't know him.

You know, Muslims, they have a zeal for God. They have a tremendous zeal for God, especially the radical ones. But they don't know Him. As Paul said, that they have a zeal for God, but they don't know who He is. The gospel, what the gospel does, it goes, penetrates in the hearts of these Muslims. And it shows that they are not worshiping the true

God. And that zeal, when they become a convert, that zeal translates into loving Jesus. When I became a Christian, I lost my entire family. Everybody asked me, how's your family doing in Iran? I said, I have no contact with them because my father disowned me. My brothers and sisters, eight of them, they disowned me. My entire family, my nieces, my nephews, hundreds of them. I've got a huge family. They disowned me. My entire family, my nieces, my nephews, hundreds of them, I've got a huge family. They disown me.

I have nobody. I cannot call anybody. And listen, I am willing to lay down my life for Jesus. And so are every Muslim convert. This is precious in the sight of God. You know, the Bible says God seeks throughout the world,

seeking those hearts whose hearts are one with God. And so God is responding to the call of these thousands upon thousands upon millions of Muslims that every day, five times, they bow their knees and pray to Allah in an unknown language, Arabic, but they don't know Him.

And so that's why the gospel is so precious. That's why the church has to preach this gospel. And instead of being caught up with political stuff, oh, Israel this, America this, this, this. Listen, this is all about souls of men. This is about the souls of men.

This, for, you know, the first complaint I had to Jesus when I got saved, I said, why didn't you reach me for 20 years when I was speaking to you day and night? Why didn't you send somebody to tell me about you? And that's the cry of every Muslim.

And the church must rise up to this challenge of the hour. It's not about politics. It's not about Trump. It's not about Bibi Netanyahu. It's not about our soldiers. It's about the gospel.

That's all there is. It's about Jesus. It's all about Jesus. It's not about the land of Israel. It's not about the Jews. It's not about Christians.

It's about Jesus. And Jesus is about the souls of man. God so loved the world. Forgive me for becoming a preacher here, but...

That's what we do here. Preach on, my friend. That's what we do. That's why we have you. It's all about Jesus. It's all about Jesus.

And you're very good at it. Amen. Hey, as you're spreading that powerful message that you just shared with us, what's the reaction by Iranians, in particular young Iranians, Reza, who may not know anything? We were mentioning a few minutes ago that, look, Iran, that's ancient Persia, it's a Bible land,

mentioned frequently in the Bible. You've got Cyrus and so much more. When young Iranians, new believers, learn about that, the great biblical history that they have, the Persian people have, do their eyes light up? Does that register with them? What kind of reaction do you get when you share that proud biblical history with them? You know, it's interesting. I did a whole series. I have an hour on our broadcast in Persian. I did a whole series on Abraham and the faith of Abraham and the Jewish people

and went through the Old Testament and talked about how important the Jewish people are. As a matter of fact, I just finished a book, How...Why Israel Matters. I believe this book is very important for the Islamic world to realize

here is an ex-Muslim talking about the importance of the Jewish people for the light of the world. If it wasn't because of the Jews, we would be in absolute darkness. All of us owe our lives and our faith to the Jewish people. And the Iranian that went through these lessons, the believers, they say to me, Pastor Reza, we love Israel. We pray for Israel. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

And especially this, what is happening today because of the Israeli forces, has brought the Iranian, the Muslim Iranian, even Muslims closer to the Jewish people, something that God had in plan and is taking place. So it is incredible.

It is incredible. I just thank God on a daily basis, nonstop, for what God is doing with the Iranian people

and the Jewish people.

Hey, fasten your seatbelt, by the way. You're gonna be a very busy man, my friend, and I know you wouldn't have it any other way because the harvest is opening up like never before in Iran. And it's interesting, you and I were discussing Cyrus earlier

and Cyrus released, freed the Jewish people from captivity and they rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem, of course. Now it's kind of a reverse, 2,500 years later, the Jewish people, God using the Israeli military as a vessel to topple this regime in Iran and free the people of Iran.

So it's an amazing historic relationship, as you said. And along those lines, Reza, look, it seems like a big obstacle. And we know ultimately the only Middle East peace that will really last, that will stick, will be when Jesus returns.

But in the meantime, could we see maybe, perhaps, a brief period of peace? In the very least, I hope it's a very long period of peace in the region Could we see Iran and other Arab and Muslim nations? Look, we've got the Abraham Accords We've featured them some great programs right here on TBN and how that all came together But could we see that deepen now with the regime?

Hopefully out of the way soon and with Hamas and Hezbollah and all Iran's proxies weakened, could we see a real pathway here and a possibility for some historic new peace agreements, normalization of relations between Israel and maybe a whole host of Arab and Muslim nations? I believe so. I believe that's part of the prophecy of the Bible. And I believe that God, through these ex-Muslims, will raise a jealousy in the heart of the Jewish people. I really believe that God will use Persians to bring many Jews to Christ.

And so I believe these last days we will see tremendous move of God. I believe the next move will be in Afghanistan. They are tasting the reality of Taliban's Sharia law. And I believe Egypt is next. So it's just one after one, like I said last night in the praise program,

Islam is dead in Iran and it will be soon dead in the Middle East. So these are exciting days and the church need to rise up

to the challenge that God is setting before all of us.

Hey, from your lips to God's ears, my friend, number one. And number two, okay, we could see revival blossoming in the Middle East, which makes a lot of sense. It's the cradle of Christianity, the birthplace of the faith. But another region of the world where the faith,

look, the gospel went out for centuries, is Europe. Right now in Europe, serious problems with Islam, which we're talking about right now. They've let it in. It's cultural suicide, really, when you think about it. And there's been mass Muslim migration to Europe, even here in the United States.

You mentioned Sharia law. We've got calls for Sharia here and some radicalized Islamists here praising the Ayatollah Khomeini, mourning Khomeini. A mosque in Manassas, Virginia of all places, right outside Washington, D.C., was mourning the death of Khomeini.

Dearborn, Michigan as well. We've got some problems in the West now with Islamists really digging in and setting up roots here. What should the West know? Every American watching, every Westerner in general, what should they know about Islamism

and this ideology that the Iranian regime really personified it, but now it's here. It's on our shores, mainly the Sunni variety, but it's here. You know, this is very sad. The land of Charles Wesley, a land that brought the gospel

to many places. Today, if I preach against Islam, I will be arrested in Great Britain. 21 cities out of Great Britain have Muslim governors, Muslim mayors. So they have Sharia law, Sharia court in Great Britain have Muslim governors, Muslim mayors. So they have Sharia law, Sharia court in Great Britain,

in action, and here in America. Here in Texas, we have over 2000 mosques and religious centers, Islamic religious centers. We were in Tulsa together, you and I, just last or two weeks ago, where they're trying to bring that big mosque in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I believe, this is what I believe, and I hope I'm wrong in this. I believe Islam is a rod in the hand of God. Just like in the Old Testament all those ides were rod in the hand of God, when Israel strayed away from God, God used them to bring him back. I believe Islam is rising in the West, dying in the East, dying in the Middle East,

but rising in the West because of the mockery of the Western humanism against the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, for the church needs to, again, to rise up to the challenge that is ahead of us, or we will lose this land just like in England and Great Britain, France.

They have such a political power now in those countries, in Belgium, in many places because their number has increased tremendously. So it is time. It is time for us to rise up to the challenge of the Islam which I believe is the last frontier, and to do the will of God in Jesus' precious Name.

Yeah, Reza, so well said. And it grieves me what's happening in Europe. This was the cradle of Judeo-Christian Western civilization, obviously, for centuries. And now, look, to whom much is given, much is required, Jesus said. And the West has

been blessed more than any civilization in world history. But as you so correctly said, Reza, we've lost our way. The West writ large has lost its way. And honor God, and he will honor you, right? Well, the West has largely forgotten about that. And now the gospel is going to spread in the East. We're praying for revival, by the way, not only revival here in the West, in America in particular, but awakening.

And really, I think the United States right now, Reza, is sort of the last line of defense for biblical values in that traditional Judeo-Christian Western civilization where we can have programs like this and speak freely. We can't do this in Great Britain as you said I'm sad to say but we can do it here folks that's why we're doing this TBN special report. If you are just

joining us we are with our good friend Pastor Reza Safa director founder of TBN Nejat and we're talking about the conflict in the Middle East everything unfolding in Iran right now the joint US U.S.-Israeli operation. Day four, the U.S. is calling it Operation Epic Fury. Israel is calling it Operation Roaring Lion. Together, the U.S. and Israel are looking to topple

the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime, once and for all. Here's the good news. There's many good things about that, but maybe the best news is it's going to open a window. We're praying and we're believing for the gospel in Iran.

Imagine that. It's already the world's fastest growing church, by the way, and now it could become a launching pad, not for ballistic missiles or drones or nuclear weapons, but for the gospel of Jesus Christ to spread across the Arab and Muslim world.

Imagine that. Our good friend Reza Safa is at the forefront of that movement. Okay, looking ahead, short term, potential successors to this regime, very tough to say.

I know we have another Reza, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah. He's based in America right now. A lot of people are talking about him as perhaps a bridge. Maybe Reza Pahlavi is kind of a care, leads a caretaker government before Iran has, God willing, free and fair elections eventually.

When, and we hope it's soon, when the dust settles, Reza, what do you expect in the immediate aftermath of this operation? This is a very tough question, Eric, because... It is. You know, Iran has 30-plus different groups, people groups. We have Kurdish people, we have Baluchi, we have Louri, we have Ozeri.

And some of these groups want their own independence, like Kurdish people have been fighting for centuries for their independence. So Iran needs a strong leader, a democratic leader that can unify these forces. And people are angry, and that anger, if you don't respond to it quickly, it can turn into hate and division. I saw that in the beginning of revolution, when I went back to America after 1979 revolution.

I saw that division. And Khomeini, through force, united everything. He killed every opposition force. So this is going to take place after this regime falls, because people are angry. People have been oppressed for so long. It's like a bird kept in a cage. When you release that bird harshly, it's going to fly all over the place trying to find its own direction. So the transition, I'm praying that it's going to be a peaceful and easy transition.

But in reality, it's going to take time. And so we have to pray because majority of people are voting for Reza Pahlavi because there there has not been a leader raised within that, within the country. So he has been outside. He came out of the country just the same time as I came. And so we have to pray for this transition

that is going to be the right transition and Iran is not going to be fragmented into 100 pieces.

So, it is a very sensitive time.

Yeah, we do need to pray. And I can't think of a better way to end our time together, Reza, than having you take us out in prayer. We'll have more to come, folks, much more to come after Pastor Reza, but can you take us out right now,

our segment together, Reza, with a quick prayer? We've only got about 15 seconds, but can you give us a quick prayer

for the people of Iran?

Father, we thank you for this time in which you have called us. Thank you for TBN. That has been a tremendous tool to get the gospel to the Middle East. We pray for the Iranian people, those who are mourning today because they lost their sons and daughters. We pray for wisdom for our President, for the Israeli forces, for the leaders of Iran, the coming leaders, Father God.

In your holy name, in Jesus' precious name, that your will be done.

Amen. Amen.

Amen. Amen. Hey, my friend, I told you, get ready. Get some sleep, man, because you're gonna be very busy with that great harvest that we're about to see unfold in Iran.

Reza, we love you.

God bless my friend.

I love you, brother.

I appreciate you.

TBNA Jot, YouTube brother, always great to see you. We will do it again soon Reza, talk to you soon. God bless my friend. Hey, we've got TBN Ejat, beaming the gospel into Iran and throughout the Muslim world really. We've also got TBN Israel, an amazing, amazing team on the ground in God's land. And a big part of that is our good friend,

Mati Shoshani, co-host of Boots on the Ground, seen right here on TBN, every Thursday night. Now, about a day or two ago, he filed this very important report. How did Israel get Khamenei, the supreme leader? Here's more with Mati. Great breakdown.

Take a look.

The targets were in place. Within a window of seconds, intelligence knows that the IRGC regime's senior figures in Tehran are gathering after the Ramadan's meal, together with no other than the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. And then, without a single warning, everything lands at them all at once. An intense simultaneous strike at several points in the heart of the capital

of Iran. Israel and the United States eliminated the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and at the same time struck the closest command circle. And in those same hours, in Israel they are already talking about what would have been impossible to imagine just a week ago. This is not just another campaign. This is an attempt to dismantle a regime while it is still looking for the keys

to the command room. Now to understand how we got to this moment, we go back for a second. Khamenei ruled the Islamic Republic with an iron hand for 35 years. He held the security apparatus, he suppressed protests, and built around Iran the axis of resistance. That's why he became the central target.

Not as a symbol, as the engine that keeps everything in place. Now alongside him stood the people who were the pillars of the system. His senior advisor, Ali Shachmani, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards,

Mohamed Pakpour, the defense minister Aziz Nasiradeh, and the chief of staff, Abdel Rahim Mousavi. Names that came up again and again in threats, again and again in situation assessments, and now come up again on the elimination list. This didn't explode by accident.

This was a scenario waiting for one precise moment. The moment the indication arrived about the gathering, the decision was won. Don't drag time. Do not improve conditions. Don't wait for the next night. Strike now. Before the Iranian system does the one thing it knows

how to do very well. To disperse, to dig in, and to preserve the chain of command. This is a hit to the chain of command, to the leadership, and to the ability of a system to make decisions under fire. The only question is, who regains composure first, and who breaks first?

Great breakdown from Mati Shoshani. Folks, as you can see, all is quiet right now. It's the middle of the night in Tel Aviv, Israel, and we pray it stays that way. And we pray that, of course, for our good friend, Yair Pinto, who's joining us now.

He's Mati's co-host on our TBN show, Boots on the Ground, right here every Thursday night, 8.30 p.m. Eastern Time. Yair, a great breakdown there from your colleague and co-host, Mati. Now we're live, folks. By the way, just a reminder, if you are just joining us, it's a special report on the Middle East conflict. Yair is joining us live from Jerusalem,

middle of the night there. But Yair, we are hearing that Iran has nominated a new supreme leader. Now, the Ayatollah Khomeini met his demise over the weekend, of course, but now his son, apparently, has been nominated as the new supreme leader. I don't know how long his shelf life will be,

but do we know anything about him or this process there?

Well, at the moment we only have reports that he was actually being appointed as the next supreme leader of Iran, and he's been grooming for this job for quite a long time. I would say that already a month ago, the Ayatollah, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, when he was still alive, he was already grooming and positioning his son to take his place

instead of him in case of an assassination on his life. And this is what we're seeing. We're seeing that the Ayatollah regime is now preserving its power. But the big question, and this is what I think that the IRGC is doing here, is placing him as a puppet leader, while the military commanders of the IRGC are actually the ones taking all the shots.

So this was one of the scenarios that Israel and the security establishment in the state of Israel was fearing, that the Ayatollah regime and the IRGC will place a puppet leader in the head of Iran, and then the radical military leaders will be the ones that are actually taking all the shots.

Yeah. Two things here. Number one, the apple does not fall far from the tree when it comes to Khamenei's son. And number two, Yair, you mentioned the IRGC. For people who may not know watching, that's the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Now I've compared them to the Nazi SS, that loyal vanguard that was loyal to Hitler, the

biggest fanatics in the Nazi regime. I'd argue the IRGC in Iran is even more powerful. They've got their hand in everything, the nuclear program, the missile program, the economy. Can you break down a little bit more what they're all about, the IRGC, and why they

are now really kind of the pivotal player as things are unfolding in Iran? So like in any dictatorial regime, the leadership wants to consolidate all the power within the people that they trust, the close people around them. In the Ayatollah regime is the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. And their job is, first of all, to make sure that the revolution stays strong and the leadership in Iran stays strong. So for 35 years and even more than that, they have been taking all the government funding

from the military of Iran. And that's why you see that the military elements in Iran are very old and weak and consolidating all this money within the IRGC, making sure that they have the best quality personnel and equipment. The second role, which is very important, is to export the revolution of Iran to other places in the Middle East and around the world. So they are the ones who actually have been training Hezbollah terrorists in the northern

border between Israel and Lebanon. They are the ones who have been paying and training Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, as well as Houthi terrorists in Yemen, and also other militias in Iraq and in Syria. So they're not just taking control of the Iranian people. They're also making sure that Iran keeps destabilizing the entire world. And they're the ones who are also making, or used to make, the connections and the business

ties with Venezuela. So they're controlling the money, the trade, the know-how, the military power, and making sure that the people of Iran do not stand up against this regime with brutal ways, executions in the streets, arresting people for no reason, and trials within one day without any kind of defense or normal process. So they are the really big guys and I think that SS is a good

comparison to who they are. Yeah, you're well said. And look, they're trying to go out here in a blaze of glory, in their view at least, and take down not only all of Iran with them, but all of their neighbors. They're firing drones and missiles at their Arab and Muslim neighbors.

Some of them were former allies of Iran. And of course, at Israel, let me just reiterate, we are so thankful to you to join us in the middle of the night. You've had sirens going off all day in Israel. You and your children, your wife, have been in bomb shelters throughout the past four days

in and out of the bomb shelter outside of Jerusalem. So my friend, we appreciate you joining us so much and we're praying for you. Hey, big question, speaking about answers to prayer. Okay, before this current regime came to power in 1979 in Iran, Iran and Israel had a strong friendship. Take it back to Bible times.

We were talking with Pastor Reza Safa a few minutes ago. The Persian king, Persia, that's modern-day Iran, Cyrus, released the Jewish people from captivity, allowed them to return to Jerusalem, and rebuild the temple. As this all unfolds, and when the dust settles soon,

God willing, do you see a day perhaps in the near future that the people of Iran and the people of Israel have a friendship once again?

Well, I will start by saying that the people of Iran and the Jewish people already have a friendship today. Many Iranians are texting me every single day saying that the people of Iran are standing behind the people of Israel and are rooting for the IDF to continue striking the regime bases and military presence in their own country. Where do you see something like this happening ever,

that a nation and the people that are under attack are rooting for the people that are attacking them? And that's how bad they had it because of this regime. So, I believe that immediately, when there will be a regime change in Iran, the relationship between the Iranian people and the Jewish people, the people of Israel, will be strong as ever, and they will be like the number one allies of Israel in this region, like we used to be before this revolution took place.

So I believe good things are coming. I believe that God is acting now in this region, mighty. And I believe that he's showing the world again and again that he is faithful to his promises and he's performing biblical level miracles in modern days. So just open your eyes, look at what's happening now,

and be encouraged that all of us are serving a mighty God that is alive in modern days today.

He neither slumbers nor sleeps, especially on Purim. Happy Purim to you, my friend. Chag Sameach to you and everyone in Israel. Yair, get some sleep, my friend. Stay safe, stay safe. God bless, we'll be calling on you throughout this week.

Take care, Yair, we'll see you again soon. And joining us now is Israel's top diplomat in the United States, Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yaquil Leiter is back with us. Ambassador, always great to see you. Hey, a smashing success so far, needless to say, the first four days of this joint U.S.-Israeli

operation. From an Israeli perspective, what have you seen thus far? Are you satisfied? Is Israel satisfied with the results on the ground in this offensive against the world's number one state

sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime? Well, Eric, first of all, good evening. It's always good to be with you. And particularly now during this time when something unprecedented is happening. We've always been dear friends, partners. We're a junior partner, the United States is a senior partner. But we've never been at this level of collaboration. And the two most powerful air forces in the world are now collaborating and taking out what is nothing short of pure evil, an evil regime that has spread mayhem, murder, death and destruction around the world.

And it's not just the friendship, the personal friendship that goes back to the mid-'80s between our prime minister and the president, but it's the friendship between our two nations, and it's the biblical roots of our two nations that unite Israel and the United States together to protect Judeo-Christian civilization. That's the key here. The Iranian mullahs, these fanatical ayatollahs, set out to destroy the Abraham Accords that brought moderate Islam together with Israel in an accommodation of Western civilization, of

Judeo-Christian civilization. They set out to destroy it. And they set out to destroy it by building a ballistic missile arsenal and by pursuing nuclear weapons. Look what's happening right now in our neighborhood, Eric. It's just, it's unbelievable. If anybody needed proof of how correct we were in our assessment that Iran wouldn't hesitate to use their missiles and look at Saudi Arabia today, hitting the U.S. embassy in Riyadh, hitting shopping malls in Dubai, the airport, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, and Europe. I mean, Prime Minister Netanyahu warned for years that they would not hesitate to attack Europe. And sure enough, they hit Cyprus with a ballistic missile, and they

could reach Germany as well. So we have come together to terminate this nuclear weapons program, this ballistic missile program, and the support for proxies throughout the Middle East that have sown such destruction, such despair, such terrorism. We're working together. We're flying together. And the results, since we began Friday night, are quite, quite good. They're almost miraculous, I would say. In the first 40 minutes, we took out 40 of the main leaders, and that's causing a breakdown in the chain

of command. So we're seeing the skies over Iran being under our control. We're flying freely to destroy missile bases, production sites, command centers, and the work will pursue and persevere until we have completed the job.

Yeah, Ambassador, great breakdown. And man, as you're talking, folks, imagine this regime, this blood-soaked regime that the Ambassador just described with nuclear weapons, the world's deadliest weapons, no thanks, and what we see right now is Israel, the first line of defense for Western civilization,

for Judeo-Christian civilization, teaming with the United States, which is really now the last line of defense for the West. Ambassador, you're in the meetings. You're in all the top-level meetings with the president and the prime minister.

Can you talk a bit more about their historic partnership? Look, people compare them to Reagan and Thatcher bringing down the Soviet empire. Now they're working together to bring down the Iranian terror empire. Tell us more about their partnership and why it's so important and historic.

Well, look, it's historic because, you know, just like Churchill and Roosevelt came together to protect the world, save the world from Nazism, uh, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump are coming together to protect the world, save the world from Nazism. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump are coming together to save the world from an Islamism that has global ambitions and does not hesitate to use the worst kind of terror and violence to pursue that goal. You know, those missiles that are falling on cities in the Middle East right now, imagine that they would have been outfitted with nuclear warheads. It's just unimaginable. And they were on the

route to becoming a nuclear power with an impenetrable fortress of these nuclear missiles underground where even B-2s would not be able to penetrate. You know, a normal people that wasn't, you know, crazy and lunatic apocalyptic would have taken from the Rising Lion Midnight Hammer operations the lesson that they better stop, they better cease and desist. And the president warned them, you better stop now. But they persisted. And not only did they persist, they began to plan for an underground

facility that would be so deep that the Midnight Hammer B-2s wouldn't be able to penetrate. If we would have waited much longer, you know, people ask about why now. I don't, frankly, I don't quite understand the question, because do you wait until the missiles are in the air? I mean, what do you mean, right now? As soon as you have the opportunity to take down this kind of evil, you've got to do it. And they were preparing this underground,

a bunker-like manufacturing and a holding center that would have been impenetrable even to the B-2s.

This had to be stopped before we reached that level.

No doubt, Ambassador, and thank God it was stopped and more to come in the days to come. Hey, we know you are a very busy man right now, Ambassador Yaquil Leiter. Thank you so much for joining us. We will see you again soon.

God bless. And joining us now is our good friend, Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, host of, of course, Harvest with Greg Lawry right here on TBN. Pastor Greg Lawry joins us. Hey, Pastor Greg, great to see you. And man, you've been tweeting the past few days.

I've been seeing on Instagram as well. Essentially, we're living in Bible times, no doubt. And look, the operation's ongoing right now. But are you encouraged, Pastor Greg, by the potential, the aftermath of this and what could happen in Iran? We've been talking throughout this special program, the

gospel spreading in Iran, perhaps throughout the Middle East. Do you see some great potential after-effects out of this joint US-Israeli operation? Yeah, I think so, Eric. I know that it's been mentioned multiple times that there's an underground church in Iran. I don't know what the number is. I've heard it as high as one million people. For years now, we've been hearing stories of people

there in Iran having visions of Jesus appearing to them and it's an underground church, but wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if that could break out? We're talking about a political revolution, who's gonna fill that vacuum, that void in leadership,

but wouldn't it be great if we could have a spiritual revolution in that nation, in that we would see millions of Iranians turning to Christ? And we're already seeing it start, and we think, and I know we're in the time of Purim right now, and we're remembering the story

of Queen Esther and her courage and standing up for her people, and that was an ancient Persian. It's just such a parallel to what we're seeing right now, and I would not only pray that, Eric, for Iran, I would pray it for Israel, too.

I mean, this is where the gospel came from. It came from the Middle East. Our Bible stories involve Persia on more than one occasion, King Cyrus, and as I mentioned, Esther, and of course the entire Bible effectively comes from Israel, and it's so wrapped around that holy land

and we know that there's gonna be a spiritual awakening among the Jewish people. And so what if this sparked it? That would be exciting. We'll see what the Lord does. Amazing.

As you said, Pastor Greg, it's all coming full circle right now. The place where it all began, the Middle East at the center of things once again. Hey, speaking of which, we talk about Scripture and Israel. I think of Genesis 12, 3, God says to Abraham, I will bless those who bless you and your descendants,

the Jewish people. And on the flip side, I will curse those who curse you. I think the Ayatollahs in Iran are feeling the cursing right now, but the United States and Israel, side by side in this, that's gotta be a good thing, I would think, in God's economy to have the U.S. standing strong

when the whole world seems to be turning against Israel and the Jewish people. America, under President Trump in particular, is standing strong with them. Yes, I'm happy to say that America was the first nation to acknowledge that Israel was now a nation.

In 1948, President Truman was in office at that time, and we've stood by her. There have been times that there's been lapses in certain administration, and it's not been as strong as others, but I think Israel's probably never had a better friend in the White House

than President Trump, and it helps us. You know, Israel helps us, and the blessing of God coming upon our nation. Just look back historically, start with the Bible. Any nation that raised their hand to destroy the Jewish people, look at what happened.

They end up on the ash heap of history. And then you go into even more modern times, nations like Germany, others that have sought to eradicate and destroy them. none of them are the powerful nations they once were. Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people.

It's ridiculous to try to distinguish between Jews and Israel. The reason there isn't Israel is because there was something called the Holocaust, and in that Holocaust, over six million Jewish people were murdered and slaughtered by the Nazis as part of Hitler's

so-called final solution. So as if on cue, and indeed they were on cue, they returned to their homeland. And on May 14th, 1948, when Israel became a nation, the prophetic time clock began to tick. And I think what we're seeing now is all connected to that.

Jesus said, when you see these things begin to happen, look up for your redemption is drawing near. We need to be looking up right now, Eric, and we need to be right with God, because in my opinion, the next event on the prophetic calendar would be the rapture of the church where the Lord calls us to meet him in the air

and be reunited with our loved ones who have preceded us. And I think that can happen at any moment. So Jesus says, watch and be ready. Yeah, Pastor Greg, we've got about 90 seconds left. Real quick, you just mentioned, here in America, I know, short segment, but a great segment

to close out the show. Here in America, as we watch this unfold in the Middle East, I guess, as you said, look upwards, turn your head. And I think this is a time where, when events like this happen in the Middle East in particular, it seems like it's a way, really,

it's a witnessing tool in a sense, to Jesus, knowing the signs and the times. Yeah, that's right. You know, the Bible tells us to, as I mentioned, watch and be ready, because you don't know what hour your Lord is coming. He describes himself as a thief in the night. And so we don't know when it is. I'm not into date setting.

I just want to be ready. It can happen at any moment. I say live every day as though it were your last day because one day it will be. And if you're a Christian, you're gonna get to heaven. It could be by death, it could be by rapture.

It's like, am I gonna go by taxi or Uber? I don't care, I know I'm going to heaven. And that's where my focus is. We need to be ready to meet the Lord. Well said, my friend, as always. 30 seconds, can you take us out with a quick prayer here? Yes, Lord, we pray right now for a conclusion to this war

as quickly as possible. We pray for an end to this wicked regime that has suppressed its people and funded terrorism around the world. We pray for a new freedom, a new day for the people of Iran where they would have the freedom to find out who you are

and follow you like never before. We pray, Lord, for the peace of Jerusalem as you command us to. We pray for your protection on all of our troops out there that you would get them back safely. And we pray for wisdom for our president,

President Trump and his cabinet, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless the world. God bless you and God bless. We will see you again soon. Exciting times in the Middle East and beyond. God bless Pastor Greg. Yes. Hey folks, a few years ago there was a great film about Pastor Greg Laurie's life and testimony.

It's called Jesus Revolution. You can check it out now on Amazon, wherever you get your movies, wherever you're streaming. But wouldn't it be great, as we've been talking all night, to see a Jesus revolution in Iran? Now, there was a revolution in Iran back in 1979. It didn't end too well. A radical Islamic regime came to power in that revolution. Are we about to see a counter-revolution?

Can we see a Jesus revolution in Iran today? I believe we can. Pastor Greg L Laurie shared it. Pastor Reza Safa, what a great breakdown earlier, right? Founder of TBN Najat, where our team at TBN is beaming the gospel into Iran.

We've been doing it for decades, by the way, and having great results. The church is growing by leaps and bounds there. So that's my closing thought tonight, and really my closing prayer for all of you, our prayer warriors here at TBN. Pray for revival in Iran, for the people of Iran.

Of course, pray for our U.S. soldiers, our brave soldiers in the line of fire, the soldiers from Israel. Hey, the Arab and Muslim nations that are under attack, Iran's neighbors, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, where our good friend Yair Pinto came to us from tonight.

This is the time. Pray without ceasing. Great things are about to happen in the place it all started, the Middle East. Thanks so much for joining us.

God bless you. God bless you.

We'll see you soon.