
Iran held funerals in the northwestern city of Zanjan for three Revolutionary Guard members killed in what Tehran says was a US military strike, marking a significant escalation in direct US-Iran hostilities. This open military confrontation between the world's leading superpower and Iran — Israel's most committed enemy — signals a dramatic realignment of forces in the Middle East that Bible prophecy identifies as central to the last days. Scripture warns of wars and rumours of wars, and describes a coalition of nations including Persia (modern Iran) drawn into catastrophic conflict surrounding Israel in the end times.