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Iranian regime’s agents “assault” wife of jailed pastor

A church in IranTEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)– Iran’s feared secret police “assaulted” the wife and children of jailed evangelical Pastor Behnam Irani after they raided their home, a family supporter told BosNewsLife late Sunday, December 15.

“We received word from one of our sources that the Iranian secret police broke into the home of Kristina Irani, the wife of [the] imprisoned pastor,” said well-informed Jason DeMars, who assists them with advocacy.

“They confiscated her laptop computer and Christian materials she had in her home,” added DeMars, director of advocacy group Present Truth Ministries.

“While the secret police were in her home they were yelling at her and doing their best to scare her,” he said. “This really frightened the children, Rebekah and Adriel.”

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