It’s Been Sometime

I haven’t paid a lot of attention to the wars in Israel recently and I want to check in on what is happening. You see, in Bible prophecy Israel is a very big deal and one prophecy teacher refers to Israel as the super sign of the last days. I agree with that sentiment and advise anyone who wants to know where we’re at in the lead up to the Rapture and the Tribulation need only look at what’s happening with Israel in the Middle East and then Bible prophecy. Future events like the total destruction of Damascus, the war of Gog and Magog, and the Psalm 83 war are all being set up by current events we can read in news sites all over the social media. That being said, let’s read more about the US/Iran negotiations based on an article from The Epoch Times where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assures us that there will only be a good deal or no deal regardless of what anyone says:

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 25 that President Donald Trump will not accept a “bad deal” with Iran as the two sides continue to negotiate. Rubio warned that unless the agreement is good for the United States, Trump will move to resolve the issue “another way,” hinting at the possibility of renewed attacks.

Just what this other way is we don’t know for certain, but based on past comments from Trump it’s pretty black and white. Either Iran ends their nuclear ambitions or the regime will be annihilated. For now many see a deal getting done:

Rubio’s remarks, made during a media briefing in India, came amid reports that an agreement to end the Iran standoff has been largely negotiated, with Trump saying that America’s relationship with Iran was becoming “much more professional and productive” but that care must be taken in the final stretch of talks to ensure the deal is “right.”

Rubio went on to note that there is not a deadline for a deal:

“The President said he’s not in a hurry. He’s not going to make a bad deal,” Rubio said. “Let’s see what happens. We’re going to give diplomacy every chance to succeed before we explore the alternatives.”

While the nuclear issues is at the top of the list, controlling shipping lanes is also a concern:

While the terms of the agreement currently being hashed out remain unclear, much of the talks have focused on Iran’s nuclear program and on Tehran’s restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, which have sent prices of oil and other key commodities soaring.

Trump himself appears to be teasing an attack as seen in recent media posts:

Trump’s latest signal on the status of the talks came in the form of a May 24 post on Truth Social, which featured an image of a bomb attached to an airplane, apparently ready to drop.

But he also posted this:

The president preceded the bomb post with a post insisting that the deal with Iran—if it is ultimately reached—would be a “good and proper one,” including blocking Iran’s path to acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Not Going Nuclear

Back to the main issue, there is agreement that Iran does not have any nuclear program whatsoever:

Preventing Iran from getting nuclear arms has been a key objective of the Trump administration. After bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities in Operation Midnight Hammer last year, the United States has pushed to secure and remove from the country any remaining enriched uranium, presumed to have been hit by the blasts and entombed deep underground.

Israel’s leader is perfectly clear on what that means:

It remains unclear whether the enriched uranium, which Trump has referred to as “nuclear dust,” would be part of the agreement that is currently being considered. While Trump has focused his rhetoric on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons rather than on the uranium stockpile itself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 24 that he considers eliminating Iran’s “nuclear danger” as removing the enriched material from its territory.

Iran seems to think we are clueless and accept their nuclear rhetoric:

Iran says its uranium enrichment program is peaceful and that the country has no intention of using it to make nuclear weapons. Tehran is “ready to assure the world we do not seek nuclear weapons” and “does not desire regional instability,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on May 24, state-run news outlet IRNA reported, adding that Israel is a destabilizing force ”envisioning a Greater Israel.”

Pezeshkian hints that they have no intention of turning over the nuclear material and want discussions on that impasse to happen later. Stalling to have more time to rebuild their missile program is all they ever do:

Pezeshkian added that, while Iran has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons, it would not “compromise on the dignity and honor of the country” in talks with the United States, with IRNA further reporting that a memorandum of understanding on ending the war is being finalized between Tehran and Washington but that “contentious issues” including Iran’s nuclear program are to be a matter of future rounds of talks.

And About That Deal

Rubio insists that any agreement will be a good one although there are vocal critics seeing a redo of the Obama agreement:

Rubio said during Monday’s media briefing in India that “no one has been more serious about the threat of a nuclear Iran” than Trump and that Americans should be confident that the deal—if ultimately reached—will be good.

“We’re either going to have a good agreement or we’re going to have to deal with it another way,” Rubio said. “We’d prefer to have a good agreement.”

According to Iran, there is no deal pending and more talks are needed. Read more stalling:

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on May 25 that progress has been made on many issues, but that reaching a final deal could still take some time.

“At present, the focus of the negotiations is on ending the war, and at this stage we are not discussing the details of the nuclear issue,” Baghaei said, according to IRNA, dovetailing with Pezeshkian’s remarks that the agreement currently being weighed does not cover the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium.

He disputes the news from some that they agreed to the US demands on anything:

“It is fair to say that we have reached understandings on many issues. But whether this means an agreement is imminent is something no one can claim at this stage.”

The FM says that these negotiations could last into Fall which makes sense since they are essentially waiting out Trump:

Baghaei has previously said that the current talks are centered on a 14-point memorandum aimed at ending the conflict, lifting the U.S. blockade, and easing sanctions to free frozen Iranian assets. He said the preliminary agreement could pave the way for follow-up negotiations within 30 to 60 days on Iran’s nuclear activities and other points of contention.

They then threatened they would be totally uncooperative if attacks resume:

A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has said that if the United States resumes strikes against Iran, then Tehran could move to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

“If you enter the Persian Gulf, first of all, we will give a tough, painful and unprecedented response and break the naval blockade,” the adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, was cited by Iranian state-run Press TV as saying during a May 24 ceremony commemorating those killed in the war.

Iran is defiant and prideful which is par for the course for their approach to survival and Rezai said exactly that:

“But more importantly, we may withdraw from the NPT. Do you know what will happen to you if we withdraw? So ... don’t commit suicide.”

What do I expect? Fireworks and lots of them. Will the US provide them? Ultimately I see Israel providing the knockout punches to Iran and their terrorist proxies, but the US will set those punches up.