Trump Threatens to Seize Iran's Kharg Island as Gulf War Escalates

US President Trump has declared a ceasefire with Iran 'over,' confirmed strikes on Kharg Island — the hub of 90% of Iran's oil exports — and threatened outright seizure of the strategic island amid intensifying conflict in the Gulf. This escalation draws the world's attention to the broader Middle East theatre, where great-power confrontation over energy, regional dominance, and Iran's military reach are converging in ways that align with biblical warnings of end-times tumult among the nations surrounding Israel. Scripture repeatedly identifies Persia (modern Iran) as a key player in the last-days coalition described in Ezekiel 38, and mounting US-Iran conflict directly shapes the geopolitical conditions under which those prophecies are expected to unfold.