GPS Blackout and Oil Disruption as US-Iran Strait of Hormuz Deal Takes Shape

Maritime tracking signals collapsed near the UAE's Fujairah oil hub as Iran's IRGC-controlled Persian Gulf Strait Authority began demanding payments and data submissions for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, even as the US and Iran announced a nuclear deal 'largely negotiated.' Control of the Strait of Hormuz — through which roughly 20% of the world's oil flows — is emerging as Iran's primary geopolitical leverage tool, with the IRGC effectively functioning as a sovereign toll authority over one of the world's most critical chokepoints. Scripture repeatedly identifies the kings and powers of the East and the Middle East as key players in end-times conflict centred around Israel and the surrounding nations, with economic coercion over global trade routes a hallmark of the pressure that will build toward the final confrontation.