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Iran Prepares 'Father of All Bombs' Amid US 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: Tensions continue to rise between Iran and the United States.
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, announced preparations to
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  Speaker 1: unveil a new weapon, which they've dubbed the father of
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  Speaker 1: all bombs. According to an IRGC spokesperson, this is in
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  Speaker 1: response to US threats of potential strikes on Iranian territory.
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  Speaker 1: While details on the weapon remain undisclosed, the announcement comes
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  Speaker 1: amidst heightened security concerns between Tehran and Washington. This follows
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  Speaker 1: reports by US media that the Pentagon has prepared plans
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  Speaker 1: involving the GBU-43-B bomb, known as the mother of all bombs.
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  Speaker 1: President Trump stated this week that the US is not
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  Speaker 1: negotiating with Iran and that something will happen fairly soon,
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  Speaker 1: pushing back against expectations that any action might wait until
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  Speaker 1: after the upcoming mid-term elections. Adding to the economic pressure,
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  Speaker 1: Iran's overseas oil stockpiles have reportedly been depleted due to
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  Speaker 1: a US naval blockade, cutting off billions in revenue, according
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  Speaker 1: to reports by The Wall Street Journal. Concurrently, the US
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  Speaker 1: is reinforcing its military presence in the Middle East, deploying
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  Speaker 1: approximately 10,000 troops and three aircraft carrier strike groups, according
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  Speaker 1: to Fox News reports cited by Telegram Israel Today. In
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, photojournalist Heidi Levine, working for The Washington Post,
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  Speaker 1: was seriously wounded and robbed during an attack by extremist
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlers while harvesting olives. Levine recounted being protected by
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian youth who formed a shield, describing the scene as
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  Speaker 1: like a biblical battle. She was kicked and beaten repeatedly,
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  Speaker 1: fearing serious injury, and reported that her belongings, including her passport,
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  Speaker 1: were stolen. She credits young Palestinians armed with stones for
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  Speaker 1: risking their lives to save her, according to US journalist
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  Speaker 1: Jasper Nathaniel. President Isaac Herzog called Levine to offer an apology,
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  Speaker 1: referring to the attackers as thugs. However, Levine expressed disappointment
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  Speaker 1: with a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office that
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  Speaker 1: she felt misrepresented the incident. Israeli police later arrested 10
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  Speaker 1: suspects in connection with the attack. Domestically, a sharp exchange
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  Speaker 1: has emerged between Defence Minister Israel Katz and opposition leaders.
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  Speaker 1: Minister Katz stated that opposition figures, including Yair Lapid, Gadi Eisenkot,
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  Speaker 1: and Yair Golan, would be held responsible for any future
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  Speaker 1: attacks on Israel if they continue to question government security warnings.
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  Speaker 1: Katz argued that such doubts undermine Israeli deterrence and embolden enemies,
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  Speaker 1: asserting that warnings were based on available intelligence. Opposition leaders
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  Speaker 1: vehemently rejected these claims. Yair Lapid called Katz's statement a
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  Speaker 1: gift to Israel's enemies and an admission of their inability
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  Speaker 1: to run the country, accusing the government of seeking excuses.
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  Speaker 1: These comments come as unnamed threats of an Iranian or
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah attack are cited around the October 27 election, with
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  Speaker 1: some in the opposition viewing the defence minister's statements as fear-mongering,
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  Speaker 1: according to Anit. In US politics, Republican Senate candidate Mike
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  Speaker 1: Rogers made controversial remarks during a debate in Michigan. Rogers
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  Speaker 1: claimed that some Jewish Democrats are literally afraid of his opponent,
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  Speaker 1: Abdul El-Sayed, citing concerns over El-Sayed's rhetoric. Rogers stated he
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  Speaker 1: had spoken with Jewish Democrats who expressed worries about their
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  Speaker 1: children's future due to what he described as El-Said's anger
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  Speaker 1: and division. Meanwhile, El-Said has frequently criticised Israeli policy and
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  Speaker 1: highlighted the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC. In
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  Speaker 1: business and technology, Israel Aerospace Industries, in partnership with American
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  Speaker 1: firm Sig Sauer, has tested the new Firestorm 250 tactical drone.
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  Speaker 1: This system represents a departure from conventional attack drones, featuring
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  Speaker 1: field refuelling and human-controlled weaponry, designed for continuous surveillance and
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  Speaker 1: armed support for ground troops. The development underscores deepening US-Israeli
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