Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 12 AM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: We begin with significant international pressure impacting Iran's economy. According
- 0:17Speaker 1: to a Wall Street Journal report, a US naval blockade
- 0:20Speaker 1: reinstated in mid-July has severely choked Iran's oil exports. US
- 0:24Speaker 1: Treasury Secretary Scott Besant noted on Xslash Twitter, that no
- 0:29Speaker 1: Iranian crude cargoes have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz
- 0:32Speaker 1: to China since the blockade's reinstatement. Maritime shipping data indicates
- 0:37Speaker 1: Iran's oil exports have fallen dramatically, with loadings in August
- 0:41Speaker 1: down significantly from the February-April average. This development is increasingly
- 0:46Speaker 1: straining Iran's economy, contributing to soaring inflation and a projected
- 0:50Speaker 1: economic contraction for 2026, described as the country's worst since
- 0:55Speaker 1: the 1980s. Analysts suggest this economic pressure is central to
- 0:59Speaker 1: the US strategy to compel Tehran to make concessions. Turning
- 1:04Speaker 1: to diplomatic relations, Britain has introduced new measures affecting its
- 1:08Speaker 1: ties with Israel. JPost.com reports that London has imposed sanctions
- 1:12Speaker 1: on Israeli ministers, restricted arms exports and suspended trade negotiations,
- 1:18Speaker 1: alongside a settlement ban. British ministers emphasised that Israel remains
- 1:22Speaker 1: an important security partner and that intelligence cooperation continues. The
- 1:27Speaker 1: report highlights the critical nature of this partnership, recalling how
- 1:31Speaker 1: Israeli intelligence provided crucial information in 2015 that helped British
- 1:36Speaker 1: authorities uncover a substantial Hezbollah ammonium nitrate cache in London,
- 1:41Speaker 1: thereby preventing potential attacks. The article suggests that while governments
- 1:45Speaker 1: may disagree, Israel should respond to the settlement ban by
- 1:48Speaker 1: reviewing discretionary British access and privileges, but crucially, should avoid
- 1:53Speaker 1: dismantling intelligence cooperation. which is vital for preventing terrorist attacks
- 1:58Speaker 1: and protecting citizens. In Israeli domestic politics, right-wing activists have
- 2:03Speaker 1: protested Ofa Winter's decision to run independently in upcoming Knesset elections.
- 2:09Speaker 1: Areth was placed outside his home, with activists implying his
- 2:12Speaker 1: move could weaken the right-wing bloc. Finance Minister Beit Salel
- 2:16Speaker 1: Smotrich also voiced criticism, suggesting Winter's refusal to unite with
- 2:20Speaker 1: the national camp benefits left-wing figures. Winter, chairman of the
- 2:24Speaker 1: People of Israel party, has submitted his party's list and
- 2:28Speaker 1: affirmed his intention to recommend Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister,
- 2:32Speaker 1: though his party has outlined conditions for joining a future government,
- 2:36Speaker 1: including the passage of a conscription law. Finally, in analysis
- 2:40Speaker 1: regarding antisemitism, Harry Cook's videos are cited as evidence that
- 2:44Speaker 1: increasingly exposes the flimsy nature of arguments claiming to be anti-Zionist,
- 2:49Speaker 1: not antisemitic, with their supporters apparently no longer hiding their sentiments.
- 2:54Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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