Is an Ancient Jewish Prophecy of the Coming of the Messiah Now Being Fulfilled?

Israel National News wonders if an ancient Jewish prophecy about the coming of the Messiah is being fulfilled. In an article published Saturday, the Jewish news site explained that Jews who are familiar with a compilation of Aggadic exegesis called Yalkut Shimoni noticed in recent weeks that current tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia matches a prophecy it contains regarding the year in which the Messiah is to appear.
The prophecy, going back at least 700 years—and possibly much farther—predicts that Saudi Arabia will be provoked by Iran, and Israel will be in distress, as Iran seeks to destroy the world. In fact, the prophecy states: "The king of Persia [Iran] goes back and destroys the entire world. And all the nations of the world are in panic and distress and they fall upon their faces and are seized with pains like those of a woman giving birth..."

Panetta to Israel: Don't Touch Iran

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has given Israeli defense minister Ehud Barak a clear warning: don't attack Iran. Panetta pointed to a U.S. analysis that a strike on Iran would set back its nuclear program, which Iran says is only for peaceful purposes, by one or two years at most. It would also have implications for U.S. forces in the region.
He added that "thirdly, there are going to be economic consequences to that, that could impact not just on our economy but the world economy."
What to do, then, if a military strike would be both pointless and harmful?
"The United States feels strongly," Panetta says, "that the way to deal with [the problem] is to work with our allies, to work with the international community to develop the sanctions and the diplomatic efforts that would further isolate Iran."