A man known as America’s Nostradamus has issued fresh warnings of nuclear strikes, a war lasting nearly three decades, and the economic breakdown of the United States—all before the end of 2028. The claims rest on old texts and one interpreter’s reading of them. Current fighting in the Middle East and rising fuel costs give the timeline a sharper edge for some readers.
John Hogue has spent decades studying the writings of the 16th-century French figure Michel de Nostre-Dame, better known as Nostradamus. He has published several books on the subject. In a recent interview with The Sun, he laid out a set of predictions he says come from those old quatrains. The core timeline is short: nuclear danger rising, a long conflict possibly triggered by the death of a specific figure, and American economic strain peaking by September 2028.
Who Hogue Is and How He Works
Hogue is not a new voice in prophecy circles. He has written books such as Nostradamus: The New Revelations and The Millennium Book of Prophecy. His method is to take the cryptic four-line verses of Nostradamus, translate them into modern language, and match them against events of the present day. Supporters say the matches are often close enough to be more than chance. Critics reply that the original verses are vague enough to fit many outcomes after the fact.
In the Sun interview he described a new batch of readings. He said the threat of nuclear use is closer than many official statements admit. One direct quote is: “Trump is 50-50 about going ahead with a nuclear strike on Iran. It is a new pattern of danger I’ve been warning about for a long time now.” He added that once Western conventional weapon stocks run low, the remaining options become tactical and then strategic nuclear weapons.
The Nuclear Warning and the Iran Front
Hogue pointed to underground Iranian nuclear sites, including one he called Mount Pickaxe, as a possible target for earth-penetrating weapons. Any such strike, he argued, would bring immediate retaliation—Iranian missiles and North Korean drones aimed at American aircraft carriers in the Arabian Sea. He said carriers could be damaged or sunk, with heavy loss of life among sailors and Marines. That chain of events, in his view, would leave what he called the “Sword of Nuclear Damocles” hanging over the world by 2028.
These claims sit against a real and ongoing conflict. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets began in late February 2026. Fighting has continued in fits and starts for more than seven months. Oil prices have stayed elevated, with Brent crude recently trading above $110 a barrel at times. Reports from October 2026 show President Trump publicly weighing a deal against further military action, including possible strikes on nuclear and energy infrastructure. Iranian officials have said they will not remove enriched uranium from the country and have warned of broader retaliation if attacks resume.
One related development is the spread of fuel emergencies across several U.S. states. Governors in Nebraska, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland and others signed orders in September and October 2026 after diesel prices climbed past six dollars a gallon in places and some pumps ran short during harvest. Officials cited global supply pressure linked to the Middle East fighting and the temporary shutdown of a Saudi pipeline after drone strikes. For more on those shortages see our earlier report: Midwest Fuel Emergencies Spread as Diesel Hits Records.
Hogue’s reading is that conventional stocks are being drawn down and that nuclear options become more thinkable as a result. Other observers note that no public evidence has shown a decision to use nuclear weapons. Diplomacy continues through mediators, and both sides have incentives to avoid a wider exchange. Peter Thiel, a longtime Trump supporter, recently said the Iran war was a mistake, according to reports of a private lecture. That view appears in our coverage here: Peter Thiel Says Iran War Was a Mistake.
Mabus, the Third Antichrist, and a 27-Year War
A second prediction centers on a figure Nostradamus called Mabus, described as the Third Antichrist. Hogue shared a translated passage: “The Third Antichrist will very soon be annihilated, twenty-seven years of blood his war will last. The heretics dead, captives, exiled. Blood-soaked human bodies, water reddened, hail ravaging the Earth.”
Hogue has long argued that Mabus is an anagram for Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince commonly known as MBS. In the recent interview he said the figure “will very soon die” through assassination, a palace coup, or an explosive jet crash. That death, he claimed, would set off a 27-year war—possibly nuclear—that destroys oil, helium, and natural-gas infrastructure across Western Asia and the wider Middle East. The result, in his words, would be an energy catastrophe bringing starvation, thirst, and chaos that does not ease for nearly three decades.
The logic Hogue offers is that Saudi Arabia remains central to global oil flows. A sudden removal of its de-facto leader amid existing regional fighting could fracture remaining supply lines. Critics of the reading note that Nostradamus used anagrams and coded names for many figures, and that several past candidates for Mabus have come and gone without producing a 27-year global war. MBS remains in power as of late October 2026, and Saudi infrastructure has continued to function even as Houthi attacks and regional tensions have risen.
Hogue also linked the same verses to possible escalation between NATO and Russia over Ukraine. He said European attempts to intervene more directly could draw Russian hypersonic strikes on weapons factories, raising the chance of tactical nuclear responses and a wider European war. Public reporting from October 2026 shows continued diplomatic contacts between U.S. envoys and Russian officials, with no confirmed shift to direct NATO combat involvement.
The Predicted Collapse of American Economic Power
The third major claim is that the United States will lose its position as the dominant global power by 2028. Hogue described a 24-month astrological window he calls the “Shofar Silence,” running from September 2026 to September 2028. During that period he expects fuel panics, severe inflation, and mounting debt to drive an irreversible decline. He pointed to 11 September 2028—the anniversary of the 2001 attacks—as the date by which “imperial America will have collapsed.”
Supporting details in his interview include skyrocketing petrol prices, diesel shortages, political division, and the effects of current leadership. The fuel emergencies already declared in multiple states supply one concrete data point that fits the early part of that window. National diesel averages have roughly doubled year-over-year in some reports. Bond yields have risen as government spending increased. Whether these trends continue, reverse, or accelerate remains open.
Economic forecasts from major institutions have not projected the end of American superpower status by 2028. Debt levels are high by historical standards, and energy costs affect households and industry, yet the dollar remains the primary reserve currency and U.S. financial markets continue to function. Hogue treats the outcome as a karmic or cyclical result of earlier choices. Others treat it as one possible path among many, dependent on policy decisions still to be made.
Other Voices and the Limits of the Claims
Hogue is not alone in offering dark forecasts for the near term. Reports have also circulated claims attributed to the late Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga. Those accounts say she foresaw natural disasters, a new Russian leader by 2027, and the arrival of the first aliens in November of this year. Some versions add a wider war. Primary written records from Vanga herself are scarce; most attributions come from later interpreters. As of late October 2026 the alien contact and leadership-change claims have not occurred. Natural disasters of varying scale happen every year, so that part of the list is difficult to test.
Hogue himself has said he wants the warnings to serve as a wake-up call rather than a fixed fate. In the Sun interview he expressed hope that people would choose peace over further violence. That stance leaves room for the idea that the predicted events are possible rather than inevitable.
Independent checks of Nostradamus interpretations have long shown a pattern: specific claims that can be falsified often fail, while broad statements about war, disaster, or change in leadership can be matched to events after they happen. The current Iran fighting, elevated oil prices, and U.S. fuel shortages are documented facts. The additional steps—nuclear use against Iran, the sudden death of MBS triggering a 27-year global energy war, and the collapse of American power on a fixed date in 2028—remain predictions without independent confirming evidence.
What Readers Can Weigh for Themselves
The gap between the claims and present conditions is clear enough to examine. Fighting continues in the Middle East. Energy prices are higher than they were before February 2026. Diplomatic channels remain open even as military options stay on the table. No public record shows a decision to use nuclear weapons or an imminent removal of the Saudi crown prince. The 27-year war and the 2028 collapse date are still ahead of the calendar.
Readers who follow prophecy literature may see the alignment of old verses with today’s headlines as reason to pay closer attention. Readers who prefer measurable data may note that similar warnings have appeared in past decades without producing the full predicted outcome. Both approaches can be checked against what happens in the remaining months of 2026 and the two years that follow.
Hogue’s interview is available in full through the original report published by The Sun on 24 October 2026: ‘America’s Nostradamus’ predicts terrifying nuke attacks, catastrophic 27-YEAR global war and the collapse of the US.
Original source: The Sun, 24 October 2026. Full link above.
Disclaimer for readers and fact-checkers: This article reports the statements and interpretations of John Hogue as given in a published interview. Those statements are predictions based on one person’s reading of historical texts. They are not established facts, official forecasts, or the position of any government. Current events cited (ongoing regional fighting, fuel-price data, diplomatic contacts) are drawn from contemporaneous news reporting and can be verified independently. Outcomes remain unknown.