Trump cancels Witkoff, Kushner's Pakistan trip for Iran; “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction”; says regime is suffering from 'infighting'; Jesus is the one who brings the “furnace of affliction” to the believer’s life. In the Gospels, He often calls people to be “chosen instruments” (Acts 9:15) or “vessels” (Romans 9:21), shaped by God’s hand. The refining process is not arbitrary punishment but a means to produce holiness, perseverance, and character (James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-7)