Iran Threatens 'Hard Slap' as US Strikes 170+ Military Targets

The United States conducted strikes on approximately 170 Iranian military targets across two days, hitting air defense systems, missile storage sites, and naval assets along Iran's coastline, while Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones against Kuwait and Bahrain. This escalating confrontation between the world's dominant superpower and Iran places the Middle East at a flashpoint directly involving nations surrounding Israel, fulfilling the biblical pattern of rising hostility among the nations of ancient Persia and the Gulf region in the last days. The prophet Daniel foresaw the 'king of the south' and surrounding powers clashing in the end times, and Ezekiel 38 identifies Persia — modern Iran — as a key aggressor in the coalition that moves against Israel before divine intervention.