MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) — In the wake of the United States’ recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Iranian-born Pastor David Nassar—teaching pastor at New Vision Church on Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro—shared a deeply personal and sobering response during an appearance on the Rick Burgess Show aired by WGNS.
Born in Isfahan, one of the cities targeted in the strikes, Nassar lived through the early years of political unrest in Iran. He and his family fled the country during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, leaving when he was just 9 years old as the new theocratic regime under Ayatollah Khomeini took power. Branded political dissidents, the Nassar family sought freedom and safety in the United States.
Reflecting on the recent events, Nassar described the strikes as “heartbreaking but necessary,” underscoring the tension between the desire for peace and the need to confront evil. “This wasn’t about celebrating bombs,” he said, “but about standing up against evil.”…