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US Military Options Against Iran Briefed to Trump · 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: Turning to international affairs, the United States appears to be
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  Speaker 1: intensifying preparations and discussions regarding Iran. According to a Wall
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  Speaker 1: Street Journal report citing US officials, CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad
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  Speaker 1: Cooper briefed President Donald Trump, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and
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  Speaker 1: Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Kane on military options for Iran.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as the US has warned multiple Gulf Arab
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  Speaker 1: countries to prepare for a short, intense military campaign. To
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  Speaker 1: bolster regional defences, the US has sent additional air defences,
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  Speaker 1: munitions and supplies, including an additional Patriot system to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Ten transport aircraft have also been sent to Israeli Air
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  Speaker 1: Force bases, part of a broader airlift to the Middle East,
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  Speaker 1: with deployments also reaching Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. American
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  Speaker 1: soldiers at bases in the region have been instructed to
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  Speaker 1: leave vulnerable locations due to concerns about potential escalation. Iran, meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: has warned both publicly and privately that it will attack
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  Speaker 1: a wide variety of US and Gulf state targets if
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  Speaker 1: the US strikes. While Vice President J.D. Vance reportedly reached
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  Speaker 1: out to Iran to revive peace negotiations, President Trump dismissed
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  Speaker 1: these reports, stating Vance's communication was solely regarding medical equipment shortages. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Israel is navigating a complex post-election landscape. The final results
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  Speaker 1: show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc securing 53 seats and
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  Speaker 1: opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's bloc winning 48, neither reaching the
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  Speaker 1: 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority. This leaves the
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  Speaker 1: formation of the next government in delicate balance. Opposition leader
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  Speaker 1: Gadi Eisenkot faces significant hurdles, particularly with several parties in
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  Speaker 1: his bloc having pledged not to form a coalition with
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  Speaker 1: Arab parties, who together hold 19 crucial seats, despite these
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  Speaker 1: hesitations from leaders like Avigdor Liberman. A survey from the
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  Speaker 1: Hebrew University's Accord Centre indicates a majority of change-block voters
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  Speaker 1: support a government led by Isingkot that includes the Arab
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  Speaker 1: party Ra'am. Adding to the post-election administrative picture, the Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet stated its inquiry into suspected foreign funding and interference
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  Speaker 1: in the elections is ongoing and limited. emphasising it should
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  Speaker 1: not be used to discredit lawful Arab voters. Meanwhile, the
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  Speaker 1: ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party is reportedly considering abstaining from
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  Speaker 1: votes rather than joining a minority government, with the military
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  Speaker 1: draft remaining a key obstacle. In news concerning antisemitism, Mohamed
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  Speaker 1: Sabri Solomon, an Egyptian national, has pleaded guilty to federal
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  Speaker 1: hate crime and explosives charges for firebombing a pro-Israel rally
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  Speaker 1: in Colorado on June 1, 2025. Solomon is already serving
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  Speaker 1: a life sentence for murder. The Department of Justice stated
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  Speaker 1: he committed the attack because of the actual or perceived
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  Speaker 1: Jewish religion and Israeli national origin of the targeted group.
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  Speaker 1: The attack injured several people and one victim, Karen Diamond,
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  Speaker 1: later died of her injuries. Prosecutors noted Solomon yelled, free
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  Speaker 1: Palestine during the incident. In the wider region, Yemen's Iran-aligned
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  Speaker 1: Houthis have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks. They
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  Speaker 1: stated on Thursday they struck Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery,
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  Speaker 1: the Rabig refinery, and an Aramco facility in Abqaiq. The
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  Speaker 1: claims also include attacks on King Khalid International Airport in
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  Speaker 1: Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. Saudi authorities
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  Speaker 1: have not yet provided immediate confirmation of these Houthi claims.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, Israeli households face rising costs. Egg
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  Speaker 1: prices are set to increase by 2.1% on Sunday. and
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  Speaker 1: flour is reportedly set to rise by as much as 14%.
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  Speaker 1: These increases are expected to impact bread, pasta and other
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  Speaker 1: staple goods, adding further pressure amidst the cost-of-living crisis. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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