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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 2026, 10 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: President Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the United States for
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  Speaker 1: the UN General Assembly will not include a planned meeting
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  Speaker 1: with President Donald Trump. Senior US officials confirmed to the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem post that the leader's schedules in New York do
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  Speaker 1: not overlap, with Netanyahu's visit expected to be brief and
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  Speaker 1: to occur after President Trump's departure. Despite the lack of
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  Speaker 1: a direct meeting, Israel and the Middle East are anticipated
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  Speaker 1: to be significant topics during Trump's UN visit. He is
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  Speaker 1: expected to emphasise in his General Assembly address that Iran
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  Speaker 1: must never obtain a nuclear weapon and highlight progress on
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  Speaker 1: his administration's Gaza peace plan. Iran is also slated to
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  Speaker 1: be a central subject in Trump's multilateral meeting with leaders
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  Speaker 1: of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In related policy news, President
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  Speaker 1: Trump has signed into law the Lindsay O. Graham Sanctioning
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  Speaker 1: Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The new legislation expands
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  Speaker 1: the statutory framework for sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia and
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  Speaker 1: extends existing sanctions on Iran for another five years. According
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  Speaker 1: to the White House, this strengthens the President's ability to
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  Speaker 1: pressure Russia towards a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine,
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  Speaker 1: with measures aimed at Russia's energy and defence sectors, and
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  Speaker 1: its shadow fleet of tankers that evade sanctions. The law
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  Speaker 1: also allows for tariffs on buyers of Russian energy, and
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  Speaker 1: includes sanctions on Russian officials and entities. Meanwhile, the US
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  Speaker 1: is continuing its efforts to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
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  Speaker 1: Turkey's BDDK banking watchdog has revoked the operating licence of
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  Speaker 1: an Iranian lender's Istanbul branch. This action follows a recent
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  Speaker 1: move by the US Treasury Department, which imposed sanctions on
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  Speaker 1: a small Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries earlier this month. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: Turkey and Oman have also decided to halt flights by
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  Speaker 1: Iranian airline Mahan Air to their countries, a decision reportedly
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  Speaker 1: stemming from discussions with the US. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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