US and Israel Launch 'Operation Epic Fury' Against Iran as Trump Calls for Regime Change
The United States and Israel launched a massive joint military operation against Iran early Saturday morning — dubbed 'Operation Epic Fury' — targeting nuclear facilities, military infrastructure, and regime leadership sites across the country. President Trump announced at 2:30 AM that the U.S. had begun 'major combat operations in Iran,' urging the Iranian people to 'take over your government' and calling on military commanders to surrender immediately or be killed. The first strikes targeted areas near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who reportedly fled Tehran to a 'secure location.' Key Khamenei adviser Ali Shamkhani was reported killed in the opening wave. Senator John Fetterman praised the operation, saying Trump is 'willing to do what's right,' while Democrats demanded Congress convene Monday for a war powers vote. European leaders scrambled to respond, with Britain, France, and Germany calling for a resumption of negotiations. Oman's foreign minister, who had mediated talks, expressed dismay: 'This is not your war.' The strikes came hours after Trump's 10-to-15-day nuclear deal deadline expired and after 15 countries urged their citizens to leave Iran.
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.
— Psalm 46:1-2
As the world watches the most significant military escalation in the Middle East since the Iraq War, Christians are called to look to God as their ultimate refuge — not to any nation's military might. The prophetic significance of events involving Israel and Iran stirs deep emotions across the global church, but Scripture reminds us that our security rests in the Lord alone, even as kingdoms shake.