
The US and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding halting military operations, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and committing Iran to forgo nuclear weapons, while explicitly requiring Israel to terminate its war in Lebanon as part of the ceasefire terms. This agreement places external pressure on Israel's military sovereignty and draws the world's great powers deeper into the Middle East cauldron — a geopolitical configuration the prophets described as the precondition for the final conflict. Daniel 11 and Ezekiel 38 speak of a time when Israel stands at the centre of competing world powers negotiating over the land, while Zechariah 12:3 warns that Jerusalem will become a 'burdensome stone' for all nations in the last days.