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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 02 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: Developments in the region continue to highlight shifting geopolitical balances.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping
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  Speaker 1: the power dynamic in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's influence. By
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  Speaker 1: controlling strategic points overlooking the Bab el-Mandib Strait, an important
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  Speaker 1: shipping artery, the Iran-aligned group is now creating a secondary
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  Speaker 1: pressure point, complementing the threat to oil exports through the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz. Analysts suggest this strategy aims to increase
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  Speaker 1: oil prices and economic instability, potentially forcing Gulf states to
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  Speaker 1: choose between enduring mounting economic costs or seeking accommodation with Tehran.
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  Speaker 1: Regional sources noted that President Trump's reported refusal to agree
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  Speaker 1: to a Saudi request for US strikes against the Houthis,
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  Speaker 1: combined with mounting economic costs, is reinforcing this view in
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  Speaker 1: some Gulf capitals. This comes as a meeting in Oman
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  Speaker 1: between Gulf Arab foreign ministers and their Iranian counterpart, intended
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  Speaker 1: to discuss a framework for managing shipping through critical waterways,
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  Speaker 1: has been postponed. Iranian President Massoud Pazeshkian recently spoke with
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  Speaker 1: the UAE Crown Prince about moving past past disagreements and
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  Speaker 1: building future cooperation. In parallel, Iran's nuclear activities remain under scrutiny.
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  Speaker 1: Iran's top nuclear official, Mohammed Islami, was reportedly blocked from
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  Speaker 1: attending the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna
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  Speaker 1: due to pressure from the Trump administration, which led Austria
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  Speaker 1: to deny him entry. This exclusion prevents a senior Iranian
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  Speaker 1: nuclear figure from addressing the UN nuclear watchdogs' gathering. The
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  Speaker 1: situation arises just days after IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
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  Speaker 1: stated that the agency has been completely blind regarding Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear programme since at least June 2025. US Energy Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Chris Wright is expected to deliver a direct warning to
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  Speaker 1: Tehran at the conference, urging full cooperation with the IAEA.
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  Speaker 1: Shifting focus internationally, a narrow election victory for Sweden's centre-left bloc,
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  Speaker 1: by a margin of 176 to 173, raises the prospect
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  Speaker 1: of significant changes in Swedish foreign policy. Such a shift
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  Speaker 1: could potentially lead to the imposition of sanctions against Israel,
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  Speaker 1: restrictions on trade related to Israeli settlements, and a renewal
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  Speaker 1: of funding for UNRWA. Domestically, Israeli culture minister Mickey Zohar
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  Speaker 1: announced on Sunday night that he would immediately seek to
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  Speaker 1: revoke the Israeli citizenship of directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw.
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  Speaker 1: The minister's action is in response to their documentary titled NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: which won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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  Speaker 1: Zohar described the film, which is based on interviews with
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  Speaker 1: Israeli soldiers and alleges systematic mass civilian casualties in Gaza operations,
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  Speaker 1: as an act of treason. The Israel Defense Forces have
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  Speaker 1: categorically rejected the claims raised in the documentary. And in
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  Speaker 1: news related to antisemitism, Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben
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  Speaker 1: & Jerry's, recently received the Champion of Justice Award from
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  Speaker 1: the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, for his
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  Speaker 1: anti-Israel activism. This award was presented during the period of
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  Speaker 1: Rosh Hashanah. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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  Speaker 1: Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed. Follow
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