Iran has been in the news a lot lately, but none of the things in this article are making it into mainstream media.
Following the 2024 US election, President Donald Trump’s has reinstated a maximum pressure policy on Iran. As a result, many nations are distancing themselves. Even China, a long time ally, is cutting ties. For instance, a Shandong port company, where most Iran oil enters China, traded freely with Iran until February 2025 when China announced that it would not accept goods from Iran any longer.
Now Iran’s currency, at a record low, is in free fall and new waves of protests are sparking up all over the country and very interesting posters of Trump are popping up.
Hunger strikes are sweeping through the nation to stop ‘Execution Tuesdays.’ Iran executes more prisoners than almost any other country and is known to execute Christian converts who leave Islam.
Though there have been protests before, there is something different about these protests. On the streets in Iran this week there has been a secret underground movement in the capital city of Tehran that is posting pictures of US President Donald Trump with the words, “We are waiting for you.”
On an X account ran by handle name @Decado, several videos were posted of Donald Trump pictures throughout the city of Tehran.
Why is this happening?
There might be several answers to this, but whether people in the west like the US President or not, there an undeniable movement in Iran in support of Donald Trump and many have even likened him as being similar to Iran’s first Persian ruler, King Cyrus.
According to biblical scholar Kristine Henriksen Garroway, a teacher at the Reform rabbinical seminary Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, comparing Trump to Cyrus makes sense from a certain point of view.
Like Cyrus, Trump is not Jewish, but is a foreign leader who is supportive of the Jewish people and their nation.
No one should make the mistake – neither Cyrus nor Trump necessarily exhibit any of the traditional characteristics of Jesus like being humble, serving others, or living a simple life among the poor, but they both can be categorized as being supportive of religious freedom for the Jewish people and using their power to pave the way for believers.
Many Christians and even those in Iran seeking freedom today see President Trump in this light and it can be seen on the streets.
While it’s possible that some Iranians may see outside figures like Trump as symbolic of change, broad claims about widespread support or protest messaging should be approached with skepticism without corroborating sources.