US and Israel Launch Major Strikes on Iran as Strait of Hormuz Blockade Begins

The United States has launched fresh airstrikes against Iran targeting military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Kuwait intercepts hostile missiles and drones and three oil tankers are attacked off Oman's coast. This escalating conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran — centred on the world's most critical oil chokepoint — mirrors the biblical alignment of nations surrounding Israel in the lead-up to the last days. Scripture repeatedly warns of wars and rumours of wars, the rise of a Persian threat against Israel, and global instability as signs preceding Christ's return (Ezekiel 38; Matthew 24:6–7).