US President Donald Trump announced that America was close to striking Iranian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, amid failing nuclear negotiations, and confirmed further strikes were imminent. Iran has long been identified in biblical prophecy as a key end-times aggressor — ancient Persia (modern Iran) is listed among the nations in Ezekiel 38 that will rise against Israel in the last days. This escalating confrontation between the US and Iran, with Israel at the centre of the dispute, aligns with prophetic warnings of wars and rumours of wars preceding the return of Christ.