Bahrain and Kuwait secretly deployed fighter jets to strike Iranian drone and missile sites earlier this month, marking the first direct military retaliation against Tehran by Gulf Arab states. This unprecedented escalation signals a dramatic reshaping of Middle Eastern alliances, drawing Arab nations into direct conflict with Iran — the very nation that openly calls for Israel's destruction and whose proxy network has destabilised the entire region. Scripture forewarns of a time when the nations surrounding Israel will be drawn into escalating conflict, with Persia (modern Iran) identified in Ezekiel 38 as a key aggressor in the end-times coalition that moves against Israel.