Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals – and sometimes ‘fees’

Iran (biblical Persia) is a key member of the Gog/Magog coalition prophesied to invade Israel in the latter days (Ezekiel 38:5). Iran's strategic consolidation of the Strait of Hormuz—controlling one of the world's critical chokepoints for oil transit—represents the kind of geopolitical positioning and military-economic dominance that would enable participation in the prophesied end-times coalition. This aligns with the prophetic setup for Gog's invasion, though the full invasion itself remains unfulfilled.