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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 09 AM 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: The United States is seeking to shift its confrontation with
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  Speaker 1: Iran away from negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, focusing
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  Speaker 1: instead on Tehran's nuclear programme. According to World Israel News,
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  Speaker 1: senior US officials argue that months of military operations have
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  Speaker 1: diminished Iran's leverage concerning the strategic waterway. Washington deliberately stayed
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  Speaker 1: out of a planned meeting in Oman between Iran and
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  Speaker 1: Persian Gulf states, intended to advance an agreement on restoring
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  Speaker 1: commercial traffic through Hormuz. A US official stated that the
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  Speaker 1: administration's position is, we're only going to talk to you
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  Speaker 1: if you want to talk about nuclear file. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: this diplomatic pressure, the United States blocked Iran's nuclear chief,
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  Speaker 1: Mohammed Aslami, from attending the recent UN atomic watchdog meeting
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  Speaker 1: in Vienna. AL Monitor reports this was done by opposing
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  Speaker 1: an exemption to so-called snapback UN sanctions, prompting protests from Tehran.
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  Speaker 1: Iran's ambassador to the IAEA called the move a political act,
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  Speaker 1: while the US ambassador Preston Wells Griffith III stated his
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  Speaker 1: country objected to the exemption request, which per the rules
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  Speaker 1: of the UN Sanctions Committee, resulted in the UN Security
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  Speaker 1: Council denying the request. He added that Islami's participation would
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  Speaker 1: have only resulted in Iran exploiting IAEA proceedings as a
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  Speaker 1: stage for propaganda. In regional developments, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have
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  Speaker 1: escalated attacks on Saudi cities, energy infrastructure and the Bab
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  Speaker 1: el-Mandeb straight shipping route, opening a second theatre in the
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  Speaker 1: wider conflict and raising concerns over global oil exports. Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, discussed regional developments with
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  Speaker 1: US Central Command Chief Admiral Brad Cooper, reportedly seeking military assistance,
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  Speaker 1: while Washington agreed to provide intelligence-sharing and targeting assistance, President
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  Speaker 1: Trump did not agree to US strikes on the group. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Dr Brandon Friedman, Director of Research at Tel Aviv University's
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  Speaker 1: Moshe Dayan Center, told the Jerusalem Post that Israel is
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  Speaker 1: unlikely to improve relations with Saudi Arabia, citing the upcoming
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  Speaker 1: Israeli election as a primary obstacle. He suggested any Israeli
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  Speaker 1: support would need to happen, quietly, and be aimed at
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  Speaker 1: providing the governing coalition with a pre-election boost. Domestically, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to travel to New York
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  Speaker 1: from September 23 to 25 for the United Nations General Assembly,
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  Speaker 1: where he is expected to address the Assembly on September 24,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Prime Minister's office. A political dispute has
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  Speaker 1: also surfaced regarding efforts to combat crime. Minister Ben-Givia claimed
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  Speaker 1: that the Shin Bet's involvement has led to a reduction
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  Speaker 1: of 18 incidents in recent months. However, senior police officials
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  Speaker 1: strongly disputed this, stating the Shin Bet has not yet
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  Speaker 1: been involved and that the Israel police were responsible for
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  Speaker 1: the decrease, accusing the minister of misleading the public. In
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  Speaker 1: security news, over the weekend, police and border police commanders
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  Speaker 1: awarded commendations to officers who neutralised a terrorist, attempting to
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  Speaker 1: stab civilians and officers in Jerusalem's Old City. The officers
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  Speaker 1: acted swiftly, identified the threat, and neutralised the attacker through gunfire,
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  Speaker 1: preventing further harm. Looking at regional stability, Professor Efrem Inbar,
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  Speaker 1: president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, told
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem Post that while Israel desires a stable Syria,
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  Speaker 1: it views Turkey's growing influence and military presence there as
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  Speaker 1: a significant risk. He noted Israel's bombing of the Abu
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  Speaker 1: Dhuha airbase last month was intended to prevent Turkish troop deployment.
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  Speaker 1: Ahead of Yom Kippur, six Israeli local authorities have banned
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  Speaker 1: the use of live chickens for the traditional kapparat ceremony.
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  Speaker 1: Responding to an appeal by the animal rights organisation, let
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  Speaker 1: the animals live over concerns of animal welfare. Additionally, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF spokesperson has requested the creators of the film, Naza,
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  Speaker 1: to provide access to the full movie, to issue a
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  Speaker 1: substantive and factual response to the claims made within it.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources
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  Speaker 1: for a comprehensive view.