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Iran-US Diplomacy Stalls in Eight-Month War · 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: We begin with the ongoing diplomatic efforts surrounding the eight-month
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  Speaker 1: conflict between Iran and the United States. Tehran's foreign ministry
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  Speaker 1: said on Monday that indirect talks to end the war
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  Speaker 1: are continuing, though they acknowledge the issue is complex. Foreign
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  Speaker 1: ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghi stated, the dialogues are continuing. Mediators,
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  Speaker 1: including Qatar, have been involved in discussions which have seen
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  Speaker 1: altered proposals but no breakthrough. Amid fears of escalation following
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming US midterm elections, China and Russia have voiced
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  Speaker 1: opposition to renewed military action. Oil prices saw a dip
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  Speaker 1: on hopes for a diplomatic solution. Iran's original seven-step proposal,
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  Speaker 1: submitted in September and previously rejected by US President Donald Trump,
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  Speaker 1: remains the focus of discussions. Spokesperson Baghi confirmed the proposal
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  Speaker 1: could be shortened. but reiterated Iran's stance that a return
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  Speaker 1: to talks on its nuclear programme would only follow verification
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  Speaker 1: of its conditions. Iran has stated it would respond aggressively
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  Speaker 1: to any resumed attack, targeting both domestic and international sites.
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  Speaker 1: China's Foreign Minister Wang Ye emphasised the need for political solutions.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, the nation faces a fragmented Knesset
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  Speaker 1: following last week's election, with neither major bloc securing a
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  Speaker 1: clear majority. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc holds 53 seats,
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  Speaker 1: while the opposition bloc has 48. This political deadlock unfolds
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  Speaker 1: against a backdrop of intense coalition, arithmetic and lobbying efforts
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  Speaker 1: in the United States, with groups like AIPAC and J
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  Speaker 1: Street actively involved in shaping political discourse. President Isaac Herzog
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  Speaker 1: is set to begin coalition consultations on November 4, a
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  Speaker 1: process that will notably start with smaller factions like Religious
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  Speaker 1: Zionism Identity. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, heading the Yashar party,
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  Speaker 1: is emerging as a central figure. Yisrael Bey Teh new
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  Speaker 1: chairman Avigdor Liberman announced Monday that his party will recommend
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  Speaker 1: Eisenkot for prime minister and support Yair Lapid for Knesset speaker.
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  Speaker 1: Naftali Bennett of B Yachad and Yair Golan of the
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  Speaker 1: Democrats are also reportedly set to recommend Eisenkot, presenting him
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  Speaker 1: as the opposition's primary candidate to form a government. Potential
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  Speaker 1: compromises are being explored. For Prime Minister Netanyahu to secure support,
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  Speaker 1: he might consider concessions on the Haredi draft policy and
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  Speaker 1: the establishment of a State Commission of Inquiry into the
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  Speaker 1: failures leading up to October 7. Meanwhile, Avigdor Liberman has
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  Speaker 1: also accused the Palestinian Authority of secretly financing and directing
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  Speaker 1: Arab political parties, including the Joint List and Ra'am, as
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  Speaker 1: part of an ongoing investigation into suspected foreign interference in
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  Speaker 1: the election. turning to a disturbing incident on the University
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  Speaker 1: of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. On Sunday, a Jewish MAGA activist,
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  Speaker 1: Liz Benishu, was assaulted and threatened with death by a
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  Speaker 1: student during a confrontation at a political event organized by
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  Speaker 1: conservative activists. Videos circulated on social media show the student shouting,
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  Speaker 1: I should have killed you when I had the chance.
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  Speaker 1: Police officers intervened and arrested the student. The confrontation reportedly
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  Speaker 1: began near a booth displaying controversial signs. According to reports,
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  Speaker 1: Benishu commented on the student's clothing, leading to the physical assault.
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  Speaker 1: University of Michigan police confirmed officers witnessed a student assault,
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  Speaker 1: a woman not affiliated with the university. The student was arrested, processed,
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  Speaker 1: and released pending potential charges. The violent incident has sparked
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  Speaker 1: outrage and adds to ongoing debates about antisemitism on U.S.
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  Speaker 1: university campuses. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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