
The United States has entered a sixth consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, while Iranian forces retaliate against Gulf allies Kuwait and Bahrain and threaten an 'infrastructure for infrastructure' war across the region. The Strait of Hormuz — through which a significant portion of the world's oil supply flows — has been reduced to a trickle of shipping, with global economic consequences already mounting. Scripture warns of wars and rumours of wars, of nations rising against nations, and of widespread economic disruption in the last days — conditions now visibly converging in the Middle East.