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Vance's Iran Contact Sparks Controversy in US Politics · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump confirmed this week that Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance sent a letter to a senior official of Iran's regime.
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  Speaker 1: The communication, reportedly sent days before the midterm elections, was
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  Speaker 1: described by the report's author as addressing peace negotiations and
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  Speaker 1: called grotesque. The recipient was identified as Mohsen Razieh, Secretary
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  Speaker 1: of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a former commander
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  Speaker 1: of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Meanwhile, in US domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: tensions are rising in Michigan's Senate race ahead of the
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections. US Representative Hayley Stevens is publicly criticising her
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  Speaker 1: former primary rival, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, over his recent
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  Speaker 1: remarks about Israel. Stevens has taken issue with El-Sayed not
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  Speaker 1: condemning a PAC ad that blamed Israel for rising grocery prices,
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  Speaker 1: and with a campaign ad that featured commentator Tucker Carlson.
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  Speaker 1: El-Sayed in turn has invoked Stevens' close relationship with the
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  Speaker 1: pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. In Yemen, a staff member of the
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  Speaker 1: UN Human Rights Office, Mohamed El-Shami, has died in Houthi custody.
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  Speaker 1: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuik stated El-Shami,
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  Speaker 1: had been arbitrarily detained for over two years by the
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  Speaker 1: Houthi militant group and called for an independent investigation into
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  Speaker 1: his death. Yemen's prime minister also condemned the incident, holding
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis responsible and demanding accountability. The Houthis have claimed
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  Speaker 1: those detained were part of a spy network working for
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  Speaker 1: the United States and Israel. In the United States, a
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  Speaker 1: California man, Amad Akhtar, has pleaded guilty to attempting to
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  Speaker 1: provide material support to ISIS. Between February and June 2025, Akhtar,
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  Speaker 1: who was communicating with an FBI persona, plotted to kill
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  Speaker 1: a man he believed to be an IDF soldier and
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  Speaker 1: planned a terrorist attack using homemade explosives. According to a
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  Speaker 1: criminal complaint, Akhtar expressed admiration for ISIS and a desire
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  Speaker 1: to join the group. He also discussed attacking a Jewish
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  Speaker 1: man near a synagogue. However, FBI investigation indicated the individual
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  Speaker 1: was not an IDF soldier. Security forces are investigating a
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  Speaker 1: break-in at a home in Tal Menash, in northern Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: A civilian long weapon was stolen from the safe of
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  Speaker 1: a member of the local security team. The incident is
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  Speaker 1: under police investigation. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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