
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz confirmed that UAE and Bahrain are fully aligned with Trump's blockade and economic pressure campaign against Iran, as a potential nuclear deal nears completion amid ongoing Iranian missile strikes across the region. The encirclement and economic strangulation of Iran — a nation biblically identified as Persia and a key actor in end-times prophecy — marks a significant escalation in the geopolitical alignment foretold in Ezekiel 38, where Persia is named among the nations that will come against Israel. The Abraham Accords, cited by Waltz as reshaping regional alignment, also echo the biblical pattern of nations surrounding Israel taking sides in the lead-up to the final conflict.