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Tehran says Iran-Oman talks over Hormuz productive

Hey Watchmen, Tehran and Muscat sitting down to talk about the Strait of Hormuz — and Iran calling it "productive." My friends, don't read that as peace breaking out. Oman has played go-between for Iran for years precisely because Iran needs someone who can talk to both Washington and Tehran without either side losing face. When Iran wants to look reasonable while still holding the choke point on nearly a fifth of the world's oil, this is exactly the move — smile through Muscat, keep the hand on the valve. Here's what I want you to see: nations posture like this is diplomacy, but Scripture tells us the real drama in the Middle East isn't decided in a conference room in Muscat — it's decided by Elohim, who sets up kings and kingdoms and takes them down according to His own purposes and His own timing. Iron and clay never truly bond, my friends — read Daniel 2 and you'll see that empires and alliances built on shifting self-interest always fracture in the end, no matter how "productive" the talks look on the surface. Oil, shipping lanes, oaths of friendship between rivals — none of it is the foundation. Yeshua is the stone that was cut without hands, and everything man builds apart from Him eventually crumbles. So watch Hormuz, watch the tankers, watch the headlines — but watch them the way a man watches a fig tree, not the way a man puts his trust in it. These maneuvers are the stage being set, not the show itself. Stay awake, stay in the Word, and keep your eyes on the One who really holds the strait in His hand.
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