Iran in any prophecy?? Sure sign of the end?

I am curious if any of you would help me find mentions in the bible of prophecy regarding iran and the destruction of Israel. I have been looking all last night but there is a lot to look through.

I use to always think that once a confilct starts with Iran it was a sure sign of a string of events that would lead to the ultimate but I forget what I was basing this one and now since the latest news I seem to be thinking about it again.

Also as far as the bible is concerned what would be a sure sign to you the end has started? I mean a hardcore event that would catch more people's attention and have many people talking about it?

Thanks for any and all help

I would not look to prophecy to seek your answers to a impending war that is ahead, the destruction of Isreal would cripple the Jews and Christians, but to go with the topic, Isreal is not destroyed but taken over by a army that comes through the night like black death, they will slip through windows and will be swift and deadly.
It was something along the links of that, I can not really recall anything at the moment sorry. Correct me if I am wrong.

I don't know of any direct reference to Iran in bible prophecy, but there are references to Libya, Iraq and Ethiopia as being among those armies that would come against Israel in the last days before Armegeddon. I would suggest a good study bible with encyclopedic index and concordence; I have been using the New American Standard Open Bible edition but any translation is good as long as it contains helps as mentioned above. Hal Lindsey's books on end times prophecy are also helpful as far as references to the specific countries that will aqssault Jerusalem.

Hope this helps.

PC

P.S. also, don't forget to look at the end times prophecies in Jeremiah and Zechariah.