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Iran Warns of Immediate Response; Hezbollah Rearming · 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: Tensions remain high as Iran's Armed Forces Chief of Staff,
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  Speaker 1: Major General Ali Abdullahi, issued a stern warning that Tehran
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  Speaker 1: is closely monitoring US and Israeli military movements. He stated
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  Speaker 1: Iran would not wait to be attacked, vowing an immediate
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  Speaker 1: and effective response, without geographical limitations. and indicated a list
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  Speaker 1: of new US and Israeli targets has been compiled, following
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  Speaker 1: orders from Supreme Leader Majtaba Khamenei to prepare a geographically
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  Speaker 1: unrestricted response. Meanwhile, a senior Lebanese official, speaking to The National,
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  Speaker 1: indicated that Hezbollah might join the conflict if Iran's regime
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  Speaker 1: faces an existential threat. The official suggested a red line
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  Speaker 1: was crossed earlier this year when, according to the report,
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  Speaker 1: Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike. and that
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah would join if late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali, Khamenei,
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  Speaker 1: were killed. Hezbollah, despite a weakened military capacity, is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: rearming and preparing for hostilities, having received tens of millions
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  Speaker 1: of dollars from Iran for military capabilities, in addition to
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  Speaker 1: previous funding. Sources indicate a focus on explosives and drone production,
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  Speaker 1: although Hezbollah's media office has rejected claims of broken command
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  Speaker 1: and control systems. On the diplomatic front, President Trump addressed
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  Speaker 1: Iran's nuclear ambitions, stating, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
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  Speaker 1: He described ongoing negotiations as fine, but noted Iran's unreliability,
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  Speaker 1: saying they make a deal and then they back out.
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  Speaker 1: When asked directly about the possibility of returning to war
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  Speaker 1: with Iran as soon as this week, President Trump responded evasively,
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  Speaker 1: stating he could not disclose such information. In Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: the recent election has resulted in a frustrating stalemate. Final
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  Speaker 1: results show neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, nor the
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  Speaker 1: opposition bloc, securing enough support to form a coalition independently.
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  Speaker 1: A notable outcome was the strong performance by Arab parties,
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  Speaker 1: with the joint list winning 11 seats and Ra'am securing 8,
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  Speaker 1: totalling 19 seats for Arab-majority parties. Options to break the
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  Speaker 1: deadlock are limited, including a minority opposition government or a
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  Speaker 1: centrist unity government. the latter of which may require difficult
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  Speaker 1: compromises between key political figures to prevent further elections. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: in Thailand, a rally led by political activist Sondhai Limthankul
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  Speaker 1: in Phuket called for the closure of Harbod houses. This
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  Speaker 1: action escalates a campaign targeting Jewish institutions amidst allegations concerning
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  Speaker 1: illegal foreign business activities and foreign control of businesses. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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