Iran Ready for US Deal but Warns Israel Must Halt Lebanon Attacks

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister says Tehran will advance its memorandum of understanding with Washington only if the US ensures Israel stops its attacks on Lebanon, after Swiss talks collapsed amid intense Israeli-Hezbollah fighting that killed at least 47 people. This fragile diplomatic standoff between Iran, the US, and Israel places the Middle East at a flashpoint of overlapping conflicts — precisely the volatile regional alignment Scripture describes preceding the final battle for the land. The Bible foretells a time when the nations surrounding Israel will be drawn into escalating conflict, with Iran (ancient Persia) identified in Ezekiel 38:5 as a key actor in the coalition that moves against Israel in the last days.