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As Iran faces war with the United States and Israel and mounting economic isolation, Tehran may be considering a dramatic new source of regional support. Iran has reportedly been invited to join a mutual-defense alliance formed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan—a move that, if confirmed, could significantly reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.
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From The Jerusalem Post:
Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, the new security alliance established by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan earlier this month, Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian official.
The invitation has not yet been officially confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry or by any of the three countries that are parties to the agreement.
Mehdi Rahimi, head of the Iranian parliament’s Khaneh Mellat news agency, told the channel that “Iran has received an invitation to join the Mecca Agreement, and the matter is under review.”
The Mecca Agreement was signed August 7 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Under the agreement, an attack against one member would be considered an attack against all three, a principle Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan compared to NATO’s Article 5.
The alliance is already moving beyond an agreement on paper. Its members are reportedly developing diplomatic and military coordination through meetings among foreign and defense ministers and military commanders, joint exercises, and cooperation between their defense industries. Turkey has also indicated that membership could expand, with Egypt publicly mentioned as another potential member.
Iran has cautiously welcomed the emergence of the alliance. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier this month that Tehran had “no reason for concern,” portraying the agreement as evidence that regional governments increasingly recognize the need to establish their own security mechanisms.
But Iranian membership would be far more consequential than simply expanding the alliance by another nation. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan all maintain significant security relationships with the West. If Iran were admitted while fighting the United States and Israel, the agreement’s mutual-defense provisions could raise serious questions about how these nations would respond to future attacks on Iranian territory.
The reported invitation also comes as the Trump administration is attempting to make Iran an economic outcast.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the United States has launched “Operation Economic Outcast,” imposing sanctions on more than 60 individuals, vessels, and entities accused of helping Tehran sell oil, acquire nuclear and missile technology, and conduct cyberattacks. Bessent described the campaign as an “economic onslaught” intended to bring about the “economic asphyxiation of the regime.”
President Donald Trump is also pressing world leaders to end their economic relationships with Tehran. Countries and businesses that refuse could face U.S. sanctions or lose access to the dollar, and Bessent warned that “no one is above the reach of U.S. sanctions.”
These developments could therefore place nations in the region before increasingly consequential choices. As the United States works to isolate Iran economically, Tehran’s potential entry into a mutual-defense alliance could instead deepen its relationships with several powerful regional nations. Whether the reported invitation ultimately results in Iranian membership remains uncertain, but the possibility alone is worth watching closely.
Scripture reminds us that alliances among nations can shift quickly, but God’s purposes remain sovereign over kings and kingdoms. Let’s pray for President Trump and American and Israeli leaders to have wisdom as they respond to these changing relationships. And let’s pray that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, and other regional powers would pursue peace rather than enter arrangements that embolden the Iranian regime or expand the current war.
How are you praying about Iran’s potential new alliances? Share your prayers and scriptures below.
(Excerpt from The Jerusalem Post. Photo Credit: Contributor/Getty Images)
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The nations rage and take counsel together but the Lord and against His anointed …,but the Lord laughs at them. This what comes to mind. Lord of Heaven and Earth foil their plans and eliminate the anti-Christ rule in Iran as was prophesied on August 14th at the prayer gathering in Ohio. May it be so.
Lord Jesus, I pray that Your wisdom and will may prevail in the Middle East. We need to ensure that Iran cannot and will not be able to produce a nuclear weapon. Please give our leaders wisdom, guidance, and direction as to how this objective may be achieved. Regarding these alliances, we already have one, with Israel. If other “allies” of America would wake up and see that we are doing this for ALL nations’ well-being, perhaps they could be part of an alliance. Again, I pray that Your will may be done with regard to Iran, the Middle East, and these potential alliances. Thank You Jesus.
Thank you Lord the gates of hell will not prevail over your church! All authority has been given to us over all the power of the enemy! We shut down any alliance between dark evil countries and we say there will be no alliances formed in darkness! We plead your blood over Israel and the Middle East and command LIGHT BE! In Yeshua’s Mighty Name!
Psalm 83:1-18
A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain quiet;
Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.
For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have exalted themselves.
They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
For they have conspired together with one mind; Against You they make a covenant:
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them; They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.
Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
Who were destroyed at En-dor, Who became as dung for the ground.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Who said, “Let us possess for ourselves The pastures of God.”
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like chaff before the wind.
Like fire that burns the forest And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,
So pursue them with Your tempest And terrify them with Your storm.
Fill their faces with dishonor, That they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever, And let them be humiliated and perish,
That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth.
Unfortunately, the modern world does not believe in scripture. The church has engaged in Replacement theology that most Christians do not see God’s prophetic plan with Israel. God told the Jewish people that they would be dispersed twice. Hosea stated that on the third day they would come back to the land. Isaiah said shall a nation be born in a day. Unfortunately the church does not preach in God’s word anymore. Some Christians think Israel was an accident in 1948 and they do not see God’s hand in this. Fortunately there is a Church that believes in the entire word of God from Genesis to Revelation and do not spiritualize everything. We see this today for those believers who believe in the entire word of God.
Our western leaders are trying to come up with a peace plan because they are walking in the flesh and not with spiritual eyes. The “Christian West” is not walking in the entire truth of God. Our politicians think we can deal the land of Israel with peace. We are doing the same thing British prime minister Neville Chamberlain did when he gave Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany in hopes of peace. He forsook the Czech people and gave them into the hands of a dictator. This is Trump’s 20 point, 15 point peace plan to divide the state of Israel. Do the Palestinians want peace? The answer is No! The want the entire country of Israel. They want the river to the sea. This is the HAMAS statement. Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia are pushing the 2-state solution. This was trued in 1947 and 1948. The Arabs did not want a Israel country. They said no to any attempt to have a two-state solution. The west is tired of wars so they are willing to abandon Israel. Therefore God will defend Israel and all their enemies will fall. The west should fear this from Ezekiel
39:6-7 “And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the LORD.
“My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.”
God will defeat the Gog/Magog collections which includes Turkey (Magog), Persia (Iran) and all the nations will know that God is GOD. If you notice God will send fire on those who dwell safely on the coastlands. Who are they? Some say this is Europe (UK, USA, Canada).
If we divide God’s land, we may experience judgment. We as a nation is already divided and at a point of civil war. We have people in Republican party who want to abandon Israel. The democratic party has all but forsaken Israel. All we have in America is a remnant of faithful believers and as long as we are hear, we can advert major judgments . But we must be faithful to the God of Israel. America is also experiencing a transformation. Many are forsaking Christianity and falling for other gods. There is the rise of Islam in America and they do not love Israel.
We are in a season of new alignments. Turkey is currently in NATO and we may see them exit NATO. The west is in moral decline. I pray that people get saved now. Jesus is coming back. The gospel has nearly been translated in every language on the earth.
Pre3sident Trump! Do not divide Israel. Stay out of that problem otherwise what happened to Presidents Bush’s will happen to you. On Jesus can bring peace there.
Almighty God, we are nearly at the 49th year of the takeover of the great nation and people of Iran by a Muslim mafia. Lord, break this yoke! There are many beautiful Christian people in Iran. I claim the scripture on behalf of these believers from Psalm 125:3 “The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.”
Father, Your will is for all people to live together in peace and mutual aid one to another. It is for this you have created all people.
Please help all leaders (and people) to find a way to assert their individuality without desecrating that of another; to seek to raise others to their best levels; and to lift You up at all times.
In these times of stress and “at odds”-ness, may we be a people of love and peace in all the world, seeking only Your best for everyone.
God, we ask You to continue to give our leaders wisdom and favor as they fight against Iran. We pray this potential alliance would not interfere with U.S. efforts to restrain Iran!
DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE END THIS WAR IN A WAY THAT IS BENFICIAL TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE OF IRAN THAT THE MURDEROUS REGIME COLLAPSES AND THE PEOPLE CREATE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO THE USA.
I ASK IN. JESUS; NAME
AMEN
Everything that’s happening is scriptural. “What must be must be!” Those are the words I heard Jesus speak into my ear! I wept bitterly! The end of 2028 will signal a spiraling shift towards worldwide confusion and escalating troubles! Our focus must be on gathering in the harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God! We will shortly witness a powerful move of God’s Spirit the Holy Ghost that will stretch across the land. Billions will heed the call. An spiritual acceleration unknown prior to this time will arise because Jesus return is soon.
As Joseph Morris.com says, the players in the Ezekiel 38 war are moving into position, so the Rapture is not far off! We need to let Jesus’ love & light shine thru us and reach the lost while there is time!🙏🏻🙏🏻
These Nations would be insane to form an Alliance with Iran at this time. I predict it “ain’t gonna happen.” However it may be showing us that the demon powers of Islam Worldwide are feeling threatened by the coming collapse of the Iranian Regime. Thank you Jesus for this good news.
Father, I pray and ask you that Iran will not get help from other countries in the Middle East. That would make them an access of evil also. I pray for protection against countries who are an enemies of Christianity and peace. In Lord Jesus Christ name. Amen!
Heavenly Father and in the Name Jesus, the Name above every name I pray. For Jesus the Messiah, You are seated at the right hand of the Father, far above all rule, authority, dominion and power, and every name in this age and the age to come. O LORD, You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. Today we lift up the nation of Israel and our nation. We are not hopeless or in impossible situations but understand that nothing is impossible with You, oh, God, our Father. We know in 1 John 3:8 Jesus, You came to destroy the works of the devil.
In ages past and today, Your people called on You to intervene in the affairs of men, nations and world events to restore righteous rule and order and to overrule/overthrow godless, evil and demonic people who are into killing, stealing and destroying, thwarting Your Righteous and good Plans and Purposes. We ask that You put a cede and desist order on that unholy alliance with Iran and that “Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, and other regional powers would pursue peace rather than enter arrangements that embolden the Iranian regime or expand the current war.”
“Protect your people who know you within Iran, Israel, and the broader Middle East. And above all, Lord, draw hearts in Israel and across the Middle East to Your Son — Jesus, the Messiah and Prince of Peace. We declare in faith: “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Be exalted in Israel. Be exalted among the nations. Be exalted in the earth. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
God, I pray for truth, understanding, love, trustworthiness and banning of thoughts, actions, words that cause fear and ban fear itself as influence to create disaster. Let all trust You completely and humans not so much trusting in other humans, since You didn’t entrust Yourself to humans when on earth, since you knew what was in humans (John 2:24)
Lord, You are the Master chess player, way ahead of the enemy’s plan. TY that You’re in the midst & have Your eye on each nation. Restrain the hand of all evil intent we pray. keep the innocent ones under the shadow of Your wing. Lead each nation into Your kingdom come, Your will being done. Let revival ring Lord, reformation come. in Jesus’ Holy Name. Amen.
Pray for wisdom and strength for leaders in the USA. Father I pray that you would confuse the minds of the enemies of God. That you would make a way for millions to turn to Jesus in their homelands. You have that all will bow their knees and confess that Jesus is Lord.
This is meant as encouragement for all the intercessors engaged in spiritual warfare for the Middle East.
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I had a vivid vision at 0400 this past Friday, 22 August.
In the beginning of the vision a 30′ 600lb anaconda appeared at my feet ready to strike.
To help you better understand the rest of the vision I need to backtrack to 14 June, 2019.
On that date – the U.S. Army’s 244th Birthday – I was Keynote Speaker at an all-service, multi-agency assembly.
Following Army Tradition after delivering the speech I – the oldest Soldier present – cut the Army Cake using an Army Saber with the aid of the youngest Soldier present who laid her hand on mine. to grasp the handle as we worked. She had not been born until after 9/11.
Return to vision:
With trained reflex and no fear I immediately cut off the anaconda’s head with a different saber; killing it instantly and forever ending any threat to myself or others. And afterward, as I recovered and rested the point of the saber on the ground I felt “many hands” release the saber’s handle.
Through Words of Knowledge and Wisdom I was made aware that the anaconda was Iran and any other violent nation who has ever opposed the Kingdom Of God.
The different saber was a “Kingdom Saber” and the “Many Hands” were all of us; all the Intercessors, Spiritual Warriors, Ekklesia, and Remnant who had gone before us or were with us now. We all “grasped the handle” together as one.
Therefore, the snake was “Judged and Done” by God’s Might and the power of accumulated prayer.
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“Lord, thank You; we are astounded by the way You Communicate, Work, and Encourage us as we obey.”
Thank you for your post, Scott. Reading about your vision gave me chills!
And, as always, thank you for your service to a grateful America. God bless!
Father, the ultimate shaper and shaker of world events, political alignments, I give you praise and honor and glory. We look to You in this matter, Almighty God. We ask for favor and mercy upon the people of Iran that they may be set free for a moment in history to hear and receive the good news of the gospel of Christ. Grant great wisdom and supernatural knowledge to Pres. Trump, the entire cabinet, military leaders. Give them all ears to hear and eyes to see just like the sons of Issachar. Let these sanctions work quickly. And, Lord, if Iran accepts the invitation to the Mecca Agreement, show our leaders and the leaders of the world what to do. May Israel be protected and favored during this shifting of nations politically. We cry out to You for mercy, grace, justice and Your will to be done in this matter regarding Iran. Hallelujah! Amen.
FATHER GOD please put a stop to this war. Please help President Trump and Pete Hegseth come up with YOUR plan to win and end this war quickly. Put YOUR Hands on China and Russia and cause them to remain neutral in this war. Please hide the Iranian people and protect them all from death as YOU being this war to an end in JESUS MIGHTY NAME. Amen.
FATHER GOD I bind this alliance from being formed. Please stop all discussions among the other middle eastern nations about them joining Iran. Also put a hook in the jaw of Iran and show them the destruction of their entire country unless they sincerely talk peace with the USA and Israel. Please take charge of every talk between Iran and Saudi Arabia and Egypt and any other middle eastern nation that would back Iran and show them what destruction could happen to their country and people except they back America or remain neutral in JESUS NAME. Amen.