Iran war live: Hormuz Strait shut down again over US ‘piracy’, says Tehran

Al Jazeera 2026-04-18 Signs of the Times Global Source

President Trump says US naval blockade will 'remain in full force' until 'our transaction with Iran is 100%' done.

Prophecy Correlations

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Gog/Magog Coalition Invades Israel in the Latter Years unfulfilled

Iran (ancient Persia) is explicitly named in Ezekiel 38:5 as part of the Gog/Magog coalition that invades Israel. Current escalating tensions and Iran's confrontational stance toward the US and Israel align thematically with the prophetic scenario of Persia being drawn into end-times conflict.

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Wars and Rumors of Wars In Progress

Naval blockades and military confrontations over strategic waterways represent the type of international conflict described as 'wars and rumors of wars.' The Strait of Hormuz closure and US-Iran standoff exemplifies nations rising against nations in geopolitical tensions that characterize the end times.

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Euphrates River Dries Up In Progress

While this involves the Strait of Hormuz rather than the Euphrates River itself, both are critical Middle Eastern waterways. The pattern of strategic water passages being disrupted or controlled has tangential connection to the prophetic drying of the Euphrates as geopolitical preparation for end-times events.