US-Iran Strait of Hormuz Talks Stall Amid Fresh Military Clashes

US-Iran diplomatic talks in Switzerland have stalled after renewed military exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran striking Gulf states Bahrain and Kuwait and the US bombing Iran's coast, while Tehran's foreign minister made a symbolic visit to Soleimani's assassination site in Baghdad. The escalating confrontation between the US and Iran — centred on a waterway through which a third of the world's oil flows — signals deepening instability across the Middle East, a region Scripture identifies as the epicentre of end-times conflict. The alignment of Iran, Iraq, and Gulf-state tensions mirrors the prophetic buildup toward a final coalition against Israel described in Ezekiel 38, where Persia (modern Iran) is named among the nations gathered for a climactic assault.