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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 04 PM Eastern · 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 have escalated in the Persian Gulf as a US
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  Speaker 1: official confirmed CENTCOM is striking Iranian oil tankers. This action
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  Speaker 1: coincides with reports from Iranian media outlets detailing explosions near
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  Speaker 1: Karg Island, Iran's principal oil export hub. According to Iran's
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  Speaker 1: mayor news agency, the explosions occurred in the vicinity of
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  Speaker 1: the island. The semi-official Tasnim news agency added that the
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  Speaker 1: attacked vessels sustained no casualties, as crews were evacuated. The
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  Speaker 1: targeted tanker was reportedly positioned about four miles offshore. In reaction,
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  Speaker 1: Iran's state media, citing the commander of the Khartam Al-Ambia base,
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  Speaker 1: warned that any strike on its oil tankers would prompt
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  Speaker 1: retaliation against American bases in the region. The commander also
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  Speaker 1: indicated that US forces had ordered the Iranian tankers to
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  Speaker 1: evacuate prior to the attack. In a separate development, British
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a ban on imports from
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  Speaker 1: West Bank settlements and re-imposed significant economic sanctions on Iran,
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  Speaker 1: alongside sanctions targeting Hezbollah's financial arm. Miliband, speaking as a
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  Speaker 1: proud British Jew, accused violent settlers of ethnic cleansing and
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  Speaker 1: criticised Israeli authorities for failing to prevent forced displacement, also
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  Speaker 1: describing the occupation as unlawful. In response to these measures,
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  Speaker 1: Israel declared it will close the British consulate in Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: and implement further actions. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated that
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  Speaker 1: British representatives will be removed from the International Gaza Support
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  Speaker 1: Centre and British training of Palestinian authority forces will be terminated.
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  Speaker 1: Israel also announced it will deny entry to several British
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  Speaker 1: officials and nationals. Saar characterised the UK government's policy as
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  Speaker 1: hostile and dismissed Miliband's accusations as outrageous lies. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: the complex regional landscape, a Hezbollah parliament member reportedly stated
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  Speaker 1: that the group's strategic decisions are primarily driven by the
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  Speaker 1: objective of removing Prime Minister Netanyahu from power. This ambition
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  Speaker 1: has also reportedly been voiced by other political figures. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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