
US President Donald Trump has declared himself Iran's top assassination target following the repeated elimination of Iranian leaders by the US, and signalled he may abandon diplomatic negotiations in favour of decisive military action. This escalation marks a critical turning point in US-Iran tensions, with the world's most powerful nation openly threatening to 'finish the job' against one of Israel's most committed enemies — a nation that has vowed to wipe Israel from the map. Scripture warns of a time when the nations surrounding Israel will be consumed and the enemies of God's people brought to ruin, with Persia (modern-day Iran) explicitly named among the forces that will come against Israel in the latter days (Ezekiel 38:5).