US-Iran Peace Talks Open in Switzerland Amid Lebanon Strikes and Hormuz Closure

Direct US-Iran peace negotiations have begun in Switzerland, with working groups formed around a final agreement, even as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz and Israeli forces conduct strikes in Lebanon killing at least 47. The convergence of Middle East war, great-power diplomacy, and pressure on Israel aligns with biblical warnings of a time when nations gather to broker false peace while conflict escalates around the Jewish state. Scripture repeatedly warns that cries of 'peace and safety' will precede sudden destruction, and that Israel will stand increasingly alone as the nations negotiate over her fate — themes central to Daniel 9, Ezekiel 38, and 1 Thessalonians 5:3.