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U.S. strikes bridges around key port in Iran, expanding campaign in battle over Hormuz

Hey Watchmen, Well here we go again, my friends — the U.S. is now hitting bridges around a key Iranian port, and that tells me this fight over the Strait of Hormuz isn't cooling off, it's escalating. I've said it on the channel before: roughly a fifth of the world's oil moves through that strait, and every time we strike infrastructure tied to it, we're one Iranian decision away from them choking that chokepoint shut. Bridges around a port aren't just military targets — that's the supply chain, that's the shipping lanes, that's the ace Iran's been holding in her back pocket the whole time. And listen, I'm not saying this to give you a spirit of fear, but of courage. I'm saying it because Scripture never told us to be surprised by the nations raging — it told us to watch. Ezekiel was set as a watchman over the house of Israel precisely so the people wouldn't be caught unaware when the trumpet sounded (Ezekiel 33:6) — and my friends, that's exactly the posture we need right now. When oil prices spike, when shipping costs jump overnight, when the global economy starts wobbling because of a strait most Americans couldn't find on a map — that's not random chaos, that's the kind of pressure-cooker geopolitics that sets the stage for bigger moves in the Middle East. Iran's on her heels, and cornered nations do desperate things. So don't panic, but don't sleep either. Keep your eyes on Hormuz, keep your eyes on the ports, and keep your eyes lifted toward Yeshua — because whether it's economic upheaval or war drums, He is not caught off guard, and neither should we be. Stay watching, stay ready, and stay faithful, Watchmen.
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