What is the problem with Iran and the Arab nations?

Why do Iran and the Arab nations keep trying to destroy Israel?

As I see it, the problem is that God promised to give a lot of land to Israel at the end of the age, but Iran and the Arab nations don’t want Israel to get that land.

They want that land (called the Promised Land) for themselves.

Their religion (a false religion called Islam) even states that they must take it for their god (their moon god called Allah).

They keep trying to destroy Israel in a so-called Holy War to seize the Promised Land and prove that Islam and Allah are real.

But God (the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) won’t let them destroy Israel.

His name is Jehovah, and He won’t allow the destruction of Israel because He must keep His Word, and also He wants to let Iran, the Arab nations, and all the world know that He is God.

When we get right down to the nitty-gritty, the underlying cause of the violent hatred of Iran and the Arab nations for Israel is their greater hatred for Israel’s God and the promises He made to Israel.

This “great hatred” is Satanic.

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that we are close to the end of the age:

One, concerning an increase in pestilences at the end of the age: on May 2, 2026, Greg Hunter (USAWatchdog) wrote:

• There are multiple documented health problems caused by the CV19 vax.
• Hulscher (Epidemiologist Nic Hulscher at the McCullough Foundation) says, “We now have four independent data sets across three countries indicating that the Covid shots resulted in a cancer epidemic. 
• It spans 350 million people in these data sets…. Brain tumors were up 19%.  Colon cancer was up 19%.
• Then we have stomach, small intestine cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and all of these cancers surged between 2021 and 2023 (latest data available).
• Then we have the CDC mortality records in the United States.
• In those records, we see over 138,000 excess cancer deaths in the United States since the CV19 vaccines rolled out.
• That’s 138,000 more cancer deaths than normal.
• This is likely due to the CV19 mRNA vax injections.
• Lastly, we have two other countries, Italy and South Korea, with two studies with 8.7 million people where they compare vaccinated to unvaccinated, and the vaccinated suffered increased risk of seven major cancers…. This is very worrisome, and it is now undeniable.

Two, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on May 7, 2026, it was reported that:

• Turkey unveiled its first domestically developed intercontinental ballistic missile this week, signaling a dramatic expansion of Ankara’s military capabilities and raising new concerns across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• Turkey has spent recent years aggressively expanding its domestic defense industry after tensions with NATO allies and its removal from the F-35 fighter jet program.
• Ankara now aims to meet nearly all of its military requirements domestically by 2030.
• Turkey is also developing the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet, producing the Altay main battle tank, expanding its naval fleet with new submarines and destroyers, and ramping up production of advanced drones and hypersonic missile systems.

(My comment: Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan has threatened to attack Israel on several occasions. This could have implications for the Battle of Gog of Magog.)

(More: On May 7, 2026, it was reported that Hamas terrorists have been conducting training in areas of Turkey.)

(More: On May 11, 2026, Gatestone Institute posted an article by Khaled Abu Toameh that said, “New revelations emerging from Israeli security investigations have shattered any illusion that Turkey’s relationship with Hamas is limited to “political support” or “diplomatic engagement.” The evidence increasingly points to a situation far more alarming: Turkey has become a primary operational, logistical, and financial hub for Hamas’ global terror infrastructure…. By allowing Hamas members to develop drone capabilities on Turkish soil, Ankara is deliberately grooming terrorists for future wars against Israel.”)

Three, concerning corruption in America: on May 5, 2026, U.S. Vice-Pres. Vance said Pres. Trump’s anti-fraud task force has identified nearly 186,000 dead people that are receiving SNAP (food stamp) assistance, and roughly 355,000 living people that are receiving duplicate SNAP assistance (twice as much as they should).

Vance said, “There are people who have Lamborghinis who currently receive SNAP benefits, and if you are wealthy enough to afford a Lamborghini, then you are wealthy enough to not receive SNAP benefits from the American people.”

Four, concerning the possibility of food shortages in the near future: on May 10, 2026, Hal Turner Radio reported that:

• Production of food is already being affected by lack of fertilizers coming out of the Middle East.
• Most modern fertilizers are nitrogen (urea) based, and they come from oil refining.
• Those food production issues would get markedly worse, resulting in actual famine in some countries, and considerable food shortages in many other countries.
• Then, too, is the Diesel fuel situation.
• Without Diesel fuel, trucks and trains cannot operate.
• The U.S. presently has about 43 days of diesel fuel remaining in its commercial supplies.
• If/when Diesel runs out, the trucks and trains all stop.
• No trucks to pick up food from farms and take it to processing centers.
• No trucks to go from processing centers to distribution warehouses.  No trucks to take it from warehouses to supermarkets.
• Ergo – no food on store shelves.
• That is what’s already coming, in Europe first, and in the US likely around July 4.

(My comment: Hal Turner Radio said “if.” I don’t know what will happen, but I believe God can bring nations down anytime He wants. Much prayer is needed.)

Note: ZeroHedge has also commented on this. But they say, “Here in the United States, food will still be available. But it will cost a lot more than it once did, because farmers will be forced to pass along much higher costs for fertilizer and fuel.

Here is a link to one of their articles: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/global-fertilizer-shortage-means-spring-planting-season-disaster-northern-hemisphere

More: On May 10, 2026, Tania Koenig wrote:

• Once Hormuz was threatened, the war changed character.
• It moved from military targets into energy markets, shipping insurance, fertilizer costs, food production and inflation.
• A conflict that began as a military campaign became a test of the global system’s most fragile arteries.
• A disruption in Hormuz does not remain at sea.
• It reaches the farm, the port, the grocery store, and eventually the household budget.

FYI: An astute reader likened this to the Days of Noah when many people will live like everything is normal and not be prepared (saved) for what is about to happen (Matt. 24:36-39).

• “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
• But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
• For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
• And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

(Reminder: For several years, globalists have been saying that we need a global crisis to bring in a global government. I am not saying this is it, but it is easy to see that the world could be facing a global crisis.)

(More: On May 11, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the HF Sinclair refinery, which has a crude-processing capacity of 125,000 barrels per day, has suffered a fire. This comes just days after another refinery fire in the New Orleans area. The refinery is critical because it primarily processes sweet crude, can handle some sour Canadian crude, and markets refined products to the Mid-Continent states. Its products include gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, lubricants, specialty chemicals, and asphalt.)

Five, concerning the Euphrates River drying up (Rev. 16:12) to allow the Kings of the East (China and some of its allies) to invade the Middle East during the Tribulation Period: on May 10, 2026, it was reported that:

• The water levels of the Euphrates have now plummeted to one of its lowest points in recorded history, according to the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).
• As the Euphrates River’s water levels continue to deplete, people online wonder whether this is a signal of the end of times or just evidence of climate change harming the planet.

Six, concerning wars and rumors of wars and specifically Israel’s war with Hamas: on May 12, 2026, it was reported that:

• S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Israel may have to disarm Hamas, amid growing indications the Islamic terror group is reasserting control over parts of Gaza in defiance of a ceasefire agreement that required it to disarm.
• Huckabee added that it may end up that Israel is the only entity that is willing to disarm Hamas.

Seven, concerning a ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran war: on May 12, 2026, Hal Turner Radio reported that Iran has informed the Pakistani mediator that it will not enter a second round of negotiations with the US unless five minimum “confidence-building” conditions are met.

Iran’s reported five minimum conditions include:

• Ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon.
• Lifting sanctions on Iran.
• Releasing blocked Iranian funds.
• Compensation for war damages.
• And recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Turner said,

• So, Iran does not seem to have changed any of its requirements from the start of negotiations, and the US does not seem to have changed ANY of its requirements.
• As such, it seems to most rational people that these were not “negotiations” where two sides talk with each other; they were posturing where the two sides talked at each other.

Here are some war reports as they came in from the U.S. and Israel:

The U.S. calls its attacks Operation Epic Fury.

Israel calls its attacks Operation Roaring Lion.

Thurs. Day 69 (May 7, 2026) (Day 16 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Iran has launched a massive drone attack on locations in Erbil, Iraq (The location is home to U.S. military forces and the Kurds). Fighter jets are in the air.
• IRIB, Iran’s official state broadcaster, confirms Iran has fired missiles at US naval units in the Strait of Hormuz. This is not a claim. This is the Islamic Republic announcing it.
• CENTCOM confirmed that the guided-missile destroyers USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason were targeted by Iranian missiles, drones, and small attack boats while moving through the strategic waterway into the Gulf of Oman. No American assets were damaged during the confrontation. U.S. forces destroyed incoming threats and carried out strikes against Iranian missile and drone launch sites, command centers, radar systems, and intelligence facilities believed to be responsible for coordinating the attacks. Pres. Trump said Iran would face far more severe military action if it failed to quickly reach a nuclear agreement with Washington.
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked the United Arab Emirates again with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones.
• Trump said Iran has a week to reply to a list of U.S. demands for ending the conflict (My sarcasm: Perhaps he means a week of months or years, or perhaps he means a week before his next extension.)

Fri. Day 70 (May 8, 2026) (Day 17 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• The U.S. struck several Iranian Crude Carriers to prevent Iran from using them.
• Iran struck vessels in – or near – the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran attacked the UAE with drones and missiles for the third time this week.

Sat. Day 71 (May 9, 2026) (Day 18 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• It was reported that Satellite images reveal a massive oil slick near Iran’s Karg Island. Whether it is an equipment failure, Iran is deliberately dumping oil, or what is unknown. The oil can catch fire under the right conditions.
• It was reported that Iran-US Negotiations Stall as Key Disputes Continue Over Hormuz and Nuclear Program (A reader’s comment: Nero fiddled and Rome burned. Now the entire world fiddles, and the entire world burns.)
• The IRGC said, “From now on, we will strike one of the US military bases or ships in the region every time the United States carries out an airstrike against an Iranian Oil Tanker.”
• An Iranian official said, “Our missiles and drones have locked onto American targets in the region and the enemy aggressor’s ships. We are awaiting the order to fire.”
• Following Hezbollah drone attacks on Israeli territory, Israel struck more than 85 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

Sun. Day 72 (May 10, 2026) (Day 19 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• It was reported that the International Energy Agency (IEA) has called Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.”
• Trump and Iran rejected each other’s latest peace proposals aimed at ending the 10-week war.
• Trump said the U.S. has Iran’s highly enriched uranium under surveillance 24/7, and at some point, we will go after it or blow it up.
• Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said the war with Iran is not over. Iran’s enriched uranium must still be removed, and there are still enrichment sites that must be dismantled.
• Iran sends a stark warning to London and Paris not to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said, “We remind the countries that in both wartime and peacetime, only Iran can ensure the security of this strait, and Iran will not allow any other country to interfere. An intervention will be met with a firm and immediate response.”

Mon. Day 73 (May 11, 2026) (Day 20 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• I didn’t record anything.

Tues. Day 74 (May 12, 2026) (Day 21 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem announced that the terrorist group would not surrender, and called for an end to the direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.
• Talks between the United States and Iran are reportedly expected to be officially canceled due to Tehran’s refusal to compromise on key issues.
• Trump said the Iranian regime would be “decimated” if it refused to agree to end the war, saying the United States would prevail “peacefully or otherwise.”
• It was reported that Saudi Arabia and the UAE launched covert strikes on Iran earlier in the war.

Wed. Day 75 (May 13, 2026) (Day 22 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Trump will be in China today. China has been playing a major role in the U.S.-Iran conflict — even if it has done so from the margins: serving as the largest importer of oil from the Islamic Republic in violation of U.S. sanctions, meeting with top Iranian officials (including last week’s sit-down between Xi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi), and transferring weapons to Iran through third countries.
• Saudi Arabia attacked some Iranian proxies in Iraq.

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

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On Apr. 30, 2026, the Jewish Insider (JI) posted an article by Matthew Shea titled “GOP senators express uncertainty about authorizing extension of Iran war.”

Among other things, Shea said:

• Senate Republicans are increasingly skeptical about the future of U.S. military engagement in Iran as the 60-day deadline for the war mandated by the War Powers Resolution approaches this week.
• Under the 1973 law, the president cannot sustain military operations for more than 60 days without congressional authorization or a formal declaration of war, after which U.S. forces must be withdrawn.
• The White House can request a 30-day extension should it present “unavoidable military necessity.”
• Four GOP lawmakers told JI they expect the White House to comply with the statute and notify Congress of a 30-day extension — though they remain uncertain and divided over whether they would support authorizing continued military action.
• Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he will not “quibble” over whether the exact deadline is met; however, he stressed that the White House should respect the law on the books.

(Update: On May 1, 20026, Pres. Trump sent a letter to congressional leaders that said, “The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.” If he does not get Congressional approval to continue the war, he is required to withdraw U.S. troops in the next 30 days. So, at this point in time, the future of the war is uncertain.)

(My comment: I spend a lot of time trying to keep up with current events and am convinced that there is a lot of deception, confusion, exaggeration, and uncertainty about what is happening.)

Here are some recent articles that seem to indicate that the end of the age is close:

One, concerning the future of the U.S.-Israel war: on Apr. 30, 2026, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a defiant written statement on ‘National Persian Gulf Day,’ declaring that the future of the region will be “without America” and that the United States has no place in the Gulf except “at the bottom of its waters.”

Khamenei said a “new chapter” is taking shape for the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran controlling its management.

He vowed that 90 million Iranians would use all capabilities — including nuclear and missile powers — to defend the country.

And he called on the Gulf states to distance themselves from US military presence, which Iran argues creates “vulnerability and fragility.”

Two, on May 6, 2026, Axios reported that:

Axios report, which touts the MoU between US-Iran:

• A Pakistani source has confirmed that the US and Iran are closing in on a one-page memorandum to end their conflict.
• US and Iran are reportedly closing in on a one-page memo to end the war, Axios reported, citing officials; White House believes it is close to an agreement to end the war and establish a framework for detailed nuclear negotiations.
• MoU details, as it stands: Declare an end to the war in the region and the start of a 30-day period of negotiations, which could occur in Geneva or Islamabad. Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment (at least 12-15 years). US agreeing to lift sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds. Both sides lifting restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz, to occur gradually during the 30-day negotiation.
• If talks collapsed, US forces could restore the blockade or resume military action.
• Uranium Component: The duration of the moratorium is being actively negotiated. Sources suggest at least 12yrs and one suggesting 15yrs is likely; Iran sought five, the US wanted 20. Suggested that Iran would agree to its highly enriched uranium being removed from Iran, potentially to the US.
• Timeline: Iran is expected to respond within 48 hours. While nothing has been agreed upon, sources indicate this is the closest the parties have been to a deal since the war began.
• Issues: Some US officials remain skeptical that even an initial deal will be reached. Fractures within the Iranian leadership.

Here is a link to the article and a lot more information:

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/us-and-iran-reportedly-close-mou-end-war-axios-reports-crude-hit-stocks-highs-newsquawk-us

Three, concerning the Holy Spirit causing many Jews to return to Israel at the end of the age: on Apr. 29, 2026, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett said his new alliance with opposition leader Yair Lapid will hold and enable the opposition bloc to form a long-lasting government to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Then, he revealed a plan to bring one million olim (new immigrants) to Israel over the next decade.

He added that his plan will focus on those from the U.S., Britain, and Australia.

Four, concerning the tracking of all buying and selling during the last half of the Tribulation Period: on Apr. 26, 2026, NBC News reported that:

• The long-running fight to rein in the government’s power to search Americans’ phone calls, emails and text messages without a warrant has gained new urgency on Capitol Hill over concerns that AI will supercharge state surveillance.
• Privacy advocates warn that if the law enabling warrantless monitoring of Americans is not meaningfully reformed, many citizens could be subject to increasingly invasive AI-powered analysis of communications swept up by foreign intelligence programs as well as commercially available location and behavioral data.
• “Imagine instead of doing a query with one person that you turned AI loose on these databases,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said at a press conference announcing a new bill to close data-collection loopholes.”
• “There’s virtually nothing the government can’t know about you.”

Five, concerning Israel being a great army at the end of the age: on May 3, 2026, Israel announced that it will double the size of its F-35 fleet from 50 to 100 and its new F-15IA fleet from 25 to 50 over the next ten years.

Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said, “Israel is stronger than ever, and Israel must always be much stronger than our enemies.”

(More: On May 4, 2026, it was reported that the first of six midair refueling planes that Israel has purchased from the U.S. will be delivered next week.)

Six, concerning the accuracy of the Bible: on May 3, 2026, it was reported that archaeologists have found a badly damaged statue of an Egyptian Pharaoh that they believe was Ramses II, the Pharaoh who reigned when God sent the Ten Plagues on Egypt.

The statue has been moved to a location in preparation for precise and urgent preparation work.

Seven, concerning natural disasters and famine at the end of the age: on May 6, 2026, raptureready.com posted an article by Everett Sloane that says:

• Winter wheat is dying in Kansas fields that should be green by now. Ranchers in New Mexico are selling cattle they cannot afford to feed. Reservoir levels along the Colorado River system are dropping weeks ahead of the season when mountain snowmelt is supposed to refill them. Across roughly 63% of the contiguous United States, drought rated moderate to exceptional on the federal scale has taken hold, and the first three months of 2026 were the driest the nation has recorded in 131 years of continuous measurement.
• Federal forecasters say the parched footprint is more likely to grow than shrink as spring advances, leaving farmers, water managers, and fire agencies bracing for a summer that could test infrastructure already running on thin margins.

Here is a link to the entire article.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/worst-spring-drought-in-131-years-grips-63-of-the-us-with-no-end-in-sight/ar-AA22egcu

Eight, concerning God blessing those who bless Israel and cursing those who curse Israel: on May 7, 2026, it was reported that:

• The United States has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest exporter of crude oil over the past nine weeks, as Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz severely disrupted Middle Eastern energy exports and forced global buyers to seek alternative supplies.

Nine, concerning Israel being prosperous (silver and gold, cattle and goods) at the end of the age: on May 7, 2026, it was reported that:

• Due to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel will transfer jet fuel to Germany.
• The request from Berlin for assistance in jet fuel and natural gas was received in recent days by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and Cohen instructed the professional bodies to make an effort to respond positively.
• After an inspection by the fuel manager at the ministry, it was found that there is a surplus production that can be exported.

Here are some war reports as they came in from the U.S. and Israel:

The U.S. calls its attacks Operation Epic Fury.

Israel calls its attacks Operation Roaring Lion.

Thurs. Day 62 (Apr. 30, 2026) (Day 9 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Since Apr. 13, 3036, the U.S. Navy has prevented 42 tankers from transporting Iranian oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
• The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre raised the United Kingdom national terrorism threat level from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE, according to its official assessment, meaning a terrorist attack is highly likely.

Fri. Day 63 (May 1, 2026) (Day 10 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Today is the deadline for Iran to send a revised peace proposal to Pakistan following the U.S. rejection of Tehran’s earlier proposal that offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all traffic but push off nuclear talks.
• In the past 24 hours, Israel has struck more than 40 Hezbollah targets.

Sat. Day 64 (May 2, 2026) (Day 11 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Israel’s Security Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss a renewal of the war with Hamas in Gaza. A source said Israel is looking to see concrete steps taken toward the disarmament of Hamas and the installation of the new technocratic government.

Sun. Day 65 (May 3, 2026) (Day 12 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Trump said he has thoroughly reviewed Iran’s 14-point proposal to end the war, and it is unacceptable to him.
• Hal Turner Radio said reports are coming in saying there are at least eleven US air refueling tankers now airborne over Jordan and Iraq, with a “large (fighter) jet activity” behind those tankers. No word of any strikes… yet.
• Trump ordered the U.S. Military to begin escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Trump is calling this a humanitarian operation, not military.
• An Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf waters will not be managed by the delusional tweets of the American president.
• The IRGC has started ordering ships that are anchored near the UAE in the Strait of Hormuz to raise their anchors and move toward Dubai.
• Israel received about 6,500 tons of military supplies this week, as the U.S. accelerated efforts to bolster the Jewish nation’s defense amid growing expectations that fighting with Iran could reignite within days.

Mon. Day 66 (May 4, 2026) (Day 13 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz, with dueling maritime blockades shaking a fragile truce.
• The United States is launching a military operation to ensure the security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, deploying guided-missile destroyers and approximately 15,000 personnel. The operation, named “Project Freedom,” begins today and involves escorting commercial vessels through the strategic waterway. More than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, as well as multi-role unmanned platforms, are involved in the mission.
• The IRGC said it fired missiles at at least two ships in the Persian Gulf; at least one ship was hit, and the missile exploded. The U.S. said none of its ships have been hit.
• Iran fired missiles at more ships.
• A small group of Republicans is drafting an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iran.
• The IRGC declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and said, “Any vessel under any flag trying to transit the strait will be destroyed.”
• The UAE issued an emergency alert urging its citizens to take shelter.
• The U.S. fired upon and destroyed 6 Iranian fast-speed attack boats.
• Iran launched drone strikes against a merchant vessel and launched missiles against the UAE. The vessel, and what appears to be an oil terminal, are burning. The UAE stressed that it will not tolerate any aggression against its security and sovereignty, and that it will respond with full force and firmness to these attacks in a manner that fully protects its national security and the safety of its citizens and residents, in accordance with international law.
• There have been reports of explosions in Dubai.

Tues. Day 67 (May 5, 2026) (Day 14 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• Trump said, “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed.”
• Michael Snyder (author, blogger, etc.) reported the following: Somewhere around 2,000 commercial vessels are currently trapped in the Persian Gulf. The sailors on those commercial vessels are running out of food and fresh water. Sadly, 10 sailors have already died. The Trump administration would love to get those commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf, but the Iranians are not cooperating. Instead, the Iranians are telling us that the strikes they have conducted already this week are just the beginning.
• S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio said, “Operation Epic Fury has ended, and the United States has transitioned to taking defensive action in enforcing its blockade of Iranian ports.”
• (My note: A reader sent me the following comment, and I totally agree: Every day, the narrative changes with such extremes that all credibility is lost.)

Wed. Day 68 (May 6, 2026) (Day 15 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• French shipping group CMA CGM said one of its vessels, the San Antonio, had been targeted in an attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in injuries among crew members and damage to the vessel.
• Trump once again warned the mullah regime in Tehran to accept his terms for ending the war, or else Iran will face a renewed and significantly intensified bombing campaign.
• Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said Israel remains in constant coordination with the United States regarding Iran, emphasizing that there are “no surprises” between Jerusalem and Washington as reports swirl about a possible U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending the war before fully dismantling Tehran’s nuclear program.
• Trump said Iran has one week to respond to Washington’s latest proposed peace deal.

Thurs. Day 69 (May 7, 2026) (Day 16 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension)

• US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a US operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz came as a result of pressure from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia informed the US that it would not allow US military aircraft to fly from the Saudi Prince Sultan Airbase or through Saudi airspace to carry out the effort to escort stranded vessels out of the strait. Saudi Arabia’s refusal to allow the U.S. to use its airbase and Saudi airspace to provide an umbrella for U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz made the operation too dangerous for the U.S. navy.

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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