Gas Prices Near $4.20 Threshold That Could Force Trump Into Iran Talks

Brent crude has surged past $100 a barrel amid chokepoint disruptions across the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, pushing U.S. gasoline above $4 per gallon with JPMorgan warning prices could reach $4.50 if disruptions persist. These energy pressure points are directly tied to the Iran conflict — a nation at the prophetic centre of end-times tension surrounding Israel — and economic pain at the pump may paradoxically force Western powers toward diplomatic concessions that reshape the Middle East balance of power. Scripture warns of a time when global trade and economic systems become instruments of geopolitical control, and the weaponisation of Persian Gulf chokepoints echoes the prophesied role of nations surrounding Israel in the last days (Ezekiel 38; Revelation 18:11-13).