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Iran Missile Production Dispute Fuels US Strike Demand · 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: Western intelligence assessments suggest Iran has preserved key weapons factories
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  Speaker 1: and retains the ability to replenish its ballistic missile and
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  Speaker 1: drone stockpiles. These findings, cited by anonymous officials familiar with
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  Speaker 1: the intelligence to Bloomberg, contradict assertions from the Trump administration
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  Speaker 1: that US-Israeli military campaigns have dismantled Iran's capabilities. One Western
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  Speaker 1: official further claimed that Russia has been supplying Iran with missiles,
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  Speaker 1: a finding consistent with separate intelligence from June, while former
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  Speaker 1: administration officials, including President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,
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  Speaker 1: had stated Iran's military and industrial capacity were totally destroyed.
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  Speaker 1: Ongoing reports indicate Tehran has resumed limited ballistic missile production,
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  Speaker 1: potentially using underground facilities. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended
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  Speaker 1: the effectiveness of American operations. President Trump announced a pause
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  Speaker 1: in potential strikes before the November midterm elections, a decision
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  Speaker 1: that Western assessments suggest could provide Tehran additional time to
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  Speaker 1: rebuild its arsenals. Meanwhile, Iran has intensified attacks on vessels
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  Speaker 1: operating near the Strait of Hormuz, with at least 10
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  Speaker 1: ships struck in the preceding week, according to the UK Navy.
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  Speaker 1: Adding to regional tensions, the US has reportedly demanded Israel
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  Speaker 1: launch an independent strike against Iran. Turning to Gaza, former
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet research head Naomi Newman told KAN News that
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  Speaker 1: Hamas continues to effectively control the Gaza Strip. Newman explained
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  Speaker 1: Hamas generates between US $ 2 and US $ 5 million daily
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  Speaker 1: through taxes imposed on goods and the black market sale
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  Speaker 1: of aid. She described Hamas's policing and enforcement via secret
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  Speaker 1: units that instil fear, and highlighted how the organisation determines
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  Speaker 1: aid distribution, creating dependency among the population. Separately, Palestinian Authority
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  Speaker 1: Chairman Abu Mazen has officially announced the postponement of Palestinian
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