Iran Retaliates With Missiles Across Gulf States, Strikes US Naval Base in Bahrain and Fires on Israel
Iran launched a sweeping retaliatory attack across the Middle East Saturday in response to the U.S.-Israeli strikes, firing missiles at Israel and targeting the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain — where huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising near the base. Explosions were also reported near Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across several Gulf states. Saudi Arabia issued a blistering condemnation of what it called 'brutal Iranian aggression' against Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, and Kuwait, with Gulf states vowing their 'full right to retaliate.' The regional conflagration marks the most dangerous escalation in the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War, as Iran's counterattack transforms what began as targeted strikes against nuclear facilities into a multi-front conflict engulfing the entire Persian Gulf. Congress is scrambling to convene Monday for a war powers resolution, while Democrats warn Trump could be dragging the U.S. into a prolonged Middle Eastern war.
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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
— Matthew 24:6-7
Jesus warned his disciples that wars between nations would characterize the age before his return — not as a reason to despair, but as a sign that God's sovereign plan is unfolding. As Iran strikes across the Gulf and the Middle East erupts into multi-front conflict, believers are called to watch, pray, and hold fast to the promise that the end of the story has already been written by the Author of history.