Iran has tripled its drone production capacity and resumed attacks on Gulf neighbors and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting renewed US military strikes against Iranian targets, while an internal faction reportedly opposes any deal with Washington. This escalation positions Iran as an increasingly militarised regional aggressor, directly threatening Israel and Middle East stability in a pattern Scripture associates with the gathering of hostile nations against God's people in the last days. The prophet Ezekiel foresaw a coalition of nations — including Persia (modern Iran) — mounting a great military campaign against Israel in the end times (Ezekiel 38:5).