US Expands Strikes on Iran as Houthis Blockade Red Sea

The US-Iran conflict has widened, with American strikes reaching the Caspian Sea and Iran retaliating with drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, while Houthi forces blockade Red Sea shipping near Bab el-Mandeb. This escalating Middle East conflict, drawing in regional powers and threatening key waterways like the Strait of Hormuz, reflects the kind of 'wars and rumors of wars' Christ described as birth pains preceding the end (Matthew 24:6-8), with Ezekiel's prophecies of Persia (Iran) among nations gathering against Israel adding further significance.