Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz as Israel Strikes Lebanon, Killing 83

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed at least 83 people, declaring the attacks a violation of a newly signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. This escalation draws multiple regional powers into direct confrontation around Israel, a pattern the Bible describes as a defining feature of the last days — nations surrounding and pressing against the Jewish state. The prophet Zechariah warned that Jerusalem would become 'a burdensome stone for all people' and that all nations would be gathered against it, while Ezekiel 38 anticipates a broad coalition of nations rising against Israel in the end times.