
Iran launched ballistic missiles targeting US forces in Kuwait, threatened to fully blockade the Strait of Hormuz, and halted nuclear talks with Washington — all while a fragile Lebanon ceasefire teeters on collapse amid continued Hezbollah rocket fire. The convergence of Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and global oil disruption signals a escalating regional war centred on the biblical heartland, with multiple nuclear-armed and proxy forces now in direct confrontation. Scripture forewarns of a time when 'wars and rumours of wars' would intensify around Israel, and Ezekiel 38 specifically identifies a coalition of nations — including Persia (Iran) — moving against the land of Israel in the last days.