Israel is expressing significant skepticism over US optimism regarding a potential nuclear deal with Iran, warning that critical differences between Washington and Tehran remain unresolved. Iran's nuclear ambitions sit at the heart of biblical end-times geography, with a nuclear-capable Iran posing an existential threat to Israel — the nation Scripture identifies as central to the final days. Ezekiel 38 forewarns of a coalition including Persia (modern Iran) moving against Israel, making every development in this standoff prophetically significant.