US President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Iran will be signed imminently, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen immediately after, following Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's confirmation that a framework peace agreement has been reached. This development is highly significant in biblical prophecy, as Iran (ancient Persia) is identified in Scripture as a key player in the end-times coalition that moves against Israel, and any temporary peace arrangement may reflect the kind of deceptive calm preceding the final conflict. Daniel 8 and Ezekiel 38 both identify Persia as a nation drawn into the great latter-day confrontation surrounding Israel, and diplomatic frameworks that appear to stabilise the region warrant close prophetic scrutiny.