
The US Navy has seized a third Iran-linked shadow fleet tanker in the Indian Ocean, while NATO is now considering a military deployment to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz by July — a waterway through which roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passes. The convergence of US military pressure on Iran, NATO's unprecedented Persian Gulf deliberations, and escalating regional drone attacks signals a dramatic acceleration toward a wider Middle East conflict centred on the world's most strategic energy chokepoint. Scripture warns that in the last days nation will rise against nation, and that control over trade, resources, and economic power will become a flashpoint for global conflict leading to Armageddon.