
President Trump refused to rule out a U.S. military seizure of Kharg Island, Iran's critical oil export hub handling 90% of its crude exports, as military experts outline both the tactical feasibility and the significant risks of holding it under sustained Iranian retaliation. The escalating pressure campaign against Iran sits at the heart of end-times prophetic geography, as Iran (ancient Persia) is identified in Scripture as a key player in the coalition that will march against Israel in the last days. Ezekiel 38 names Persia among the nations that will come against Israel, and mounting U.S.-Iran confrontation signals the alignment of those prophesied powers is accelerating.