President Trump has issued a stark ultimatum to Iran, warning that the US could destroy Iran's power grid 'in a small part of an afternoon' if nuclear negotiations fail, declaring 'we're going to win one way or the other.' The escalating standoff between the US, Israel, and Iran places the ancient Persian nation — identified in biblical prophecy as a key actor in the end-times alignment of nations — at the centre of a potential flashpoint for regional war. Ezekiel 38 identifies Persia (modern Iran) as one of the nations that will be drawn into a catastrophic conflict involving Israel in the latter days.