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Donald Trump is prayed over with pastor Paula White during the National Faith Summit at Worship With Wonders Church in October 2024, in Powder Springs, Ga., a few weeks before he was elected president a second time. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

August 11, 2026

Donald Trump’s dilemma: Ending the Iran war to appease Americans will anger his evangelical base

André Gagné, Concordia University and Jason Piché, Concordia University

If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.

Satellite dishes hang from a housing complex in Tehran on March 29, 2026, amid U.S.-Israeli military operations in the region. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

April 16, 2026

Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith – and end‑times prophecies – into Iran for decades

Febe Armanios, Middlebury College

Satellite television has been a key tool for evangelical churches to reach Christians and potential converts in Iran.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

March 12, 2026

As Iran war expands, some conservative Christians interpret the conflict through biblical prophecies

Shalom Goldman, Middlebury College

For some Americans, biblical prophecies about the end-times serve as a guide to conflicts in the Middle East today.

A 14th-century Last Judgment relief from a facade of Orvieto cathedral in Umbria. Italy. De Agostini via Getty Images

April 13, 2020

Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times

Kim Haines-Eitzen, Cornell University

Some people are comparing current times with the apocalypse. In ancient texts, apocalyptic messages cultivated endurance and encouragement through dire circumstances.

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