US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Strikes and Counterstrikes Escalate

President Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire agreement over this week, ordering strikes after accusing Iranian forces of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran retaliating against US interests in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. This rapid breakdown of diplomacy between two major powers directly bordering Israel's strategic theatre signals the kind of volatile, multi-front regional instability that Scripture associates with the last days — wars and rumours of wars spreading beyond any single nation's control. The prophet Daniel and Ezekiel both describe a time when Iran (Persia) plays a central role in end-times conflict, while Jesus warned that 'nation will rise against nation' as a definitive sign of the age drawing to a close (Matthew 24:6–7; Ezekiel 38:5).