Iran Seizes Hormuz Control, Demands $40B in Tolls as Tanker Attacked

Iran's IRGC has declared mandatory authorization for all Strait of Hormuz transit, attacked a tanker near Oman, and is demanding up to $40 billion annually in passage fees — effectively weaponizing the world's most critical oil chokepoint. This consolidation of control over global trade flows mirrors end-times prophecy describing economic systems subject to power brokers who dictate who may buy, sell, or move goods — and signals a dramatic reshaping of the world economic order. Revelation 18 warns of a coming collapse of global trade, and the deliberate strangling of a waterway carrying 20% of the world's oil is a stark forerunner of that prophesied disruption.