Analysis: Iran’s stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market

The Euphrates River drying up (P65) symbolically represents the removal of barriers to geopolitical realignment in the Middle East. Iran's reduced control over the Strait of Hormuz parallels this prophecy's theme of natural/strategic passages opening to enable large-scale regional power shifts and military movements, particularly enabling eastern powers' access to the region. The loosening of Iran's grip facilitates the flow of commerce and military positioning.