
President Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran and declared a nuclear deal 'pretty much all wrapped up,' while Iranian state media denied any approved text, leaving global oil markets volatile and a US naval blockade of Iranian ports in place. The convergence of Iran's nuclear ambitions, regional war threats, collapsing oil reserves, and frantic great-power diplomacy mirrors the biblical picture of end-times instability centred on the Middle East and the nations surrounding Israel. Scripture warns of a false peace preceding sudden destruction, and Daniel's prophecies speak of a covenant made with many in the last days that ultimately fails.