US Strikes Iranian Tankers as Strait of Hormuz Closure Triggers Global Energy Crisis

US forces have struck at least four Iranian oil tankers near Bandar Jask as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping, triggering record oil inventory burns, a 20% drop in Chinese crude imports, and global food prices at a three-year high. The chokepoint — through which roughly 20% of the world's oil flows — now faces a one-month countdown to global energy chaos, with Iran stalling on a US peace proposal while military clashes continue. Scripture warns that in the last days, economic disruption and 'wars and rumours of wars' will precede Christ's return, and the convergence of Middle East conflict, energy scarcity, and rising food prices aligns precisely with the birth-pang sequence described in Matthew 24 and the economic judgements of Revelation 6.