Iranian Expat and Humanitarian Leader Offers Analysis on the Human Cost in Iran and What Comes Next
GLENDALE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / As airstrikes continue across Iran, the world watches in astonishment as Iranian citizens reportedly celebrate military strikes on their own country.
In response, Lana Silk, the Iran-born President and CEO of Transform Iran, a long-established Iranian-led Christian ministry and humanitarian organization actively serving people in Iran, joined CBN's live, national breaking news coverage on Saturday morning, sharing the following perspective:
| "This was inevitable and sadly necessary. No one wants the loss of life, but the loss of life at the hands of Iran's brutally oppressive regime was continuing-and likely at much higher numbers than a targeted, decisive war will deliver. |
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| While every innocent life lost is a tragedy, we must recognize that the Iranian people have endured 47 years of systemic brutality under this regime, particularly worsened in recent weeks. Tens of thousands have died, and many more have been traumatized. There is no 'normal' in the way this government deals with its own people. |
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| This was a situation that was impossible for Iranians to take any further without outside help. They welcome intervention by the West and have pleaded for it for a long time. |
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| Notably, it is simplistic to think the people can instantly take over their government. The trauma they've endured is unfathomable, and we must recognize the cost they have already borne. Real change will require both external action and internal courage. |
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| For the regime, there is a very ideological mindset, not swayed even by the survival of its own people. Framed as a holy war for decades, this kind of rigidity cannot be underestimated. Yet we are seeing signs of moral fracture within the system. We have been praying for moral courage-for those given wicked instructions to stand up and say, 'No more.' We are seeing those prayers answered. |
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| We welcome a regime change in Iran, and we are poised and ready with a strategic plan to move in when the time comes. For decades we have been training and preparing evangelists and pastors for this moment. Now our team is poised for action-to bring the powerful love of God to the hurting people of Iran. Right now, we encourage the West to pray. With God's help, we will proclaim good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, and proclaim the year of the favor of the Lord (Isaiah 61) for Iran. Our hope is not destruction, but restoration." |
Transform Iran stands with the Iranian people, committed and ready to implement a detailed spiritual, emotional and practical support strategy during this critical time in the nation's history, where an estimated 53,000 have been incarcerated and thousands have been killed since protests began on December 28, 2025.
Lazarus and Maggie Yeghnazar, the founders of Transform Iran who were led by God to leave Iran in 1988 with a mandate to prepare believers for a future return, also shared this statement in response to the U.S. and Israel airstrikes:
"Time and events in the Middle East are moving fast. We have been faithfully engaged in preparing the saints for 38 years. Now the time has come."
As events continue to unfold, including uncertainty surrounding potential statements from Iran's highest leadership, Transform Iran remains committed to prayer, preparation and tangible support for the people of Iran.
ABOUT TRANSFORM IRAN
For more than 35 years, Transform Iran has served on the front lines of the Iranian Diaspora, sharing the love of Christ, training leaders and providing aid to the persecuted. Transform Iran has a unique position in the Middle East, striving to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of many Iranians. Transform Iran also provides humanitarian relief, including emergency food and shelter, medical care and legal help for asylum, among other forms of practical aid to Iranians who have been forced to leave their country. For more information, visit transformiran.com.
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SOURCE: Transform Iran
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