US Launches New Iran Strikes, Reinstates Strait of Hormuz Blockade

The United States has launched a new wave of strikes against Iran through CENTCOM while reinstating a blockade of Iranian ports, even as the Trump administration signals that diplomatic negotiations remain on the table. This escalating military confrontation with Iran places the world closer to the kind of regional conflagration long associated with end-times prophecy, with Iran — ancient Persia — featuring prominently in biblical accounts of the last days. Ezekiel 38 identifies Persia among the nations that will rise against Israel in the latter years, and the intensifying pressure on Tehran brings that prophetic alignment into sharper focus.