
Amid escalating US airstrikes targeting Iranian bridges, rail lines, and airports, Russia is pressing ahead with a 7,200km North-South Transport Corridor linking St. Petersburg to Mumbai via Iran and Azerbaijan, offering Tehran a critical economic lifeline. This realignment of major world powers around Iran reflects the prophetic gathering of a Russia-Iran axis — precisely the alliance Scripture describes converging on the Middle East in the last days. Ezekiel 38 identifies 'Persia' (modern Iran) and 'Gog' (widely linked to Russia) as key players in an end-times coalition that will move against Israel.