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Netanyahu Warns of Iran ICBMs Amid Regional Tensions · 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: This hour, we have crucial updates on Iran's regional threats
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  Speaker 1: and internal pressures, alongside developments closer to home. Senior Israeli
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  Speaker 1: defence officials are assessing significant pressure on Iran. Driven by
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  Speaker 1: economic sanctions, which they believe are choking the regime, and
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  Speaker 1: forcing internal security forces to remain on high alert to
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  Speaker 1: prevent civil unrest. Assessments suggest the Iranian public is restless,
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  Speaker 1: with a potential boiling point within months, though public reaction
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  Speaker 1: remains unpredictable. Simultaneously, Tehran is engaged in diplomatic and military
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  Speaker 1: moves to counter its isolation. The regime deeply fears potential
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  Speaker 1: surprise strikes from the US or Israel, and is preparing
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  Speaker 1: for extreme scenarios. Following new US sanctions in September targeting
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  Speaker 1: flights from Iran, many countries have suspended or reduced flights,
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  Speaker 1: though some, including Armenia, Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, continue to
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  Speaker 1: allow them after diplomatic engagement. Iran is also reportedly working
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  Speaker 1: to maintain its regional proxy network, with around $ 200 million
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  Speaker 1: recently transferred to Hezbollah, and continued support, including advice, training
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  Speaker 1: and weapons, for the Houthis in Yemen. Ties with pro-Iranian
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  Speaker 1: Shia militias in Iraq are also preserved. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu has issued strong warnings, stating that Iran is developing
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  Speaker 1: intercontinental ballistic missiles intended to reach the United States and
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  Speaker 1: eventually carry nuclear warheads, a capability he says could hold
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  Speaker 1: American cities hostage to Iranian blackmail. Netanyahu also cited intelligence
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  Speaker 1: indicating that Iran may attempt to orchestrate security incidents. including
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  Speaker 1: assassinations of senior Israeli officials, to influence Israel's upcoming election.
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  Speaker 1: He vowed a very harsh response to any such aggression.
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  Speaker 1: Iranian threats against Gulf states and reports of naval mine
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  Speaker 1: incidents in the Strait of Hormuz highlight ongoing regional tensions.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli sources also indicate Iran has resumed ballistic missile production
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  Speaker 1: and is working to restore damaged weaponry, aiming to restore
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  Speaker 1: its capabilities despite production limits. Politically, Tehran is seeking to
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  Speaker 1: open diplomatic channels to gain time and restrict American operational flexibility.
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  Speaker 1: While Israel has conveyed to international partners that any Iranian
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  Speaker 1: offensive would trigger a severe military response, emphasising that its
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  Speaker 1: objectives concerning Iran's nuclear programme, missile array and defence industry
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  Speaker 1: are not yet complete. In the West Bank, Israeli officials,
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  Speaker 1: including the President and Foreign Minister, along with the IDF
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  Speaker 1: and police, have condemned a settler attack on European diplomats. However,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu's office has reportedly questioned the account of
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  Speaker 1: the incident. Witnesses described the attackers as men with crowbars,
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  Speaker 1: and US Senator Marco Rubio has called for action concerning
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank's last Christian village. In the United States,
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  Speaker 1: the FBI has arrested Stephen Dunas, a 51-year-old man, on
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  Speaker 1: federal charges. According to a criminal complaint reported by the
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  Speaker 1: New York Post, Prosecutors allege he posted anti-Semitic threats and
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  Speaker 1: references to incendiary devices online targeting JEMS, a Harbod-run Jewish
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  Speaker 1: preschool in Lowe's Fellies, Lowe's Angels. FBI agents who searched
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  Speaker 1: his home reportedly found components they believe were intended to
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  Speaker 1: make a Molotov cocktail. Domestically, political discourse in Israel saw
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  Speaker 1: controversy this week. Yannon Magal, a host on Channel 14,
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  Speaker 1: referred to politician Gadi Eisenkot as a monkey, alleging he
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  Speaker 1: was controlled by elitist Ashkenazim. Eisenkot strongly condemned the remarks
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  Speaker 1: as low and racially charged, calling for an end to
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  Speaker 1: magalism and vowing to bring political change. On a more
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  Speaker 1: positive note, the Israeli Humanitarian Initiative Save a Child's Heart,
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  Speaker 1: or SACH, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since its founding
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  Speaker 1: in 1995, SACH has provided life-saving cardiac surgery free of
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  Speaker 1: charge to over 9,000 children from more than 75 countries.
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  Speaker 1: including Gaza, Iraq and nations even hostile to Israel. Philanthropist
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  Speaker 1: Sylvan Adams noted that children from Gaza have continued to
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  Speaker 1: receive treatment, even after October 7. President Isaac Herzog has
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  Speaker 1: called for SACH to be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize,
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  Speaker 1: praising its compassion that transcends political divisions and its success
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  Speaker 1: in saving lives across borders. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi. Thank
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