Tehran Declares Hormuz Closed as US-Iran Strikes Escalate

The United States launched a third round of airstrikes on Iran targeting coastal and energy facilities, while Tehran retaliated with missiles and drones against US-linked targets across five Gulf states and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed — though commercial shipping continues at reduced levels. The Strait of Hormuz is the world's most critical oil chokepoint, and its disruption sends immediate shockwaves through global energy markets, echoing end-times warnings of economic upheaval and wars in the Middle East that Scripture associates with the lead-up to Armageddon. The escalating conflict between the US and Iran, centred on the Persian Gulf region adjacent to Israel, aligns with biblical prophecy describing nations drawn into conflict and commerce destabilised in the last days.