Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against ‘blackmail’
Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'.
Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'.
Iran (Persia) is specifically named as part of the Gog/Magog coalition in Ezekiel 38:5. Iran's aggressive posturing and control of strategic waterways could be positioning for the prophesied invasion of Israel 'in the latter years' (Ezek 38:8).
The escalating tensions between Iran and the US over the Hormuz Strait reflects the general pattern of 'wars and rumors of wars' and 'nation rising against nation' that characterizes end-times conflict and geopolitical instability.
Iran's strategic control of the Hormuz Strait could facilitate or hinder the movement of 'kings of the east' toward the final battle. The geopolitical positioning in the Middle East relates to end-times military convergence patterns.