Rubio Tours Gulf to Reassure Allies After US-Iran Deal on Nuclear Standoff

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Gulf Cooperation Council officials in Bahrain, pressing for a permanent deal with Iran that bars nuclear weapons and keeps the Strait of Hormuz open, while seeking to reassure Gulf allies shaken by unprecedented Iranian attacks during the recent war. The realignment of Middle Eastern powers around a US-brokered Iran agreement signals a dramatic reshaping of the regional order, placing Israel and its neighbours at the centre of a fragile new security architecture. Scripture repeatedly warns of a time when false peace and shifting alliances will define the last days in the Middle East, with Iran (Persia) named among the nations arrayed against Israel in Ezekiel 38.