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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 05 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: We begin with developments concerning Iran's nuclear program and its
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  Speaker 1: regional leverage. A senior Iranian official, speaking anonymously to Reuters,
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  Speaker 1: stated that Iran will not show flexibility regarding its nuclear program,
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  Speaker 1: even if the United States were to accept Iran's proposal
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  Speaker 1: to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. According to this official,
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  Speaker 1: the waterway will remain closed until the United States meets
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  Speaker 1: all of Iran's conditions. These conditions, previously outlined by Iran's
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  Speaker 1: foreign minister, include lifting US naval blockades on Iranian ports,
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  Speaker 1: releasing frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions, alongside ending hostilities
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  Speaker 1: on all fronts. The strategically vital Strait of Hormuz has
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  Speaker 1: become a central bargaining chip in efforts to de-escalate the
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  Speaker 1: US-Iran conflict. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, though it has
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  Speaker 1: enriched uranium to 60% far beyond civilian needs. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: the Gaza conflict, the IDF and Shin Bet have reported
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  Speaker 1: significant success in disrupting Hamas's financial infrastructure. Over the course
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  Speaker 1: of the war, they have eliminated 16 core members of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's financial operations, dismantling a money transfer network responsible for
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  Speaker 1: over a billion dollars. According to the IDF, these funds
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  Speaker 1: were crucial for Hamas to restore terrorist infrastructure and advance
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  Speaker 1: attack plots. The military issued a warning that those who
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  Speaker 1: continue to fund and facilitate terrorism are lawful targets, and
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  Speaker 1: advised Gazan civilians that their lives are endangered by Hamas's
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  Speaker 1: ongoing financial efforts. In related pre-war developments, the New York
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  Speaker 1: Times has reported, citing two sources, that United Arab Emirates
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  Speaker 1: President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: in late September 2023 that Hamas was considering launching a
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  Speaker 1: major attack. This report follows an investigation by Haaretz. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: analysis is sharpening around potent slogans used in anti-Israel discourse.
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  Speaker 1: The phrase, from the river to the sea, is being
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  Speaker 1: critically examined, raising the urgent question of what would happen
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  Speaker 1: to the approximately 7 million Jews living between the Jordan
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  Speaker 1: River and the Mediterranean Sea if Israel were eliminated. This
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  Speaker 1: perspective highlights that such a scenario is not a two-state
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  Speaker 1: solution and prompts concerns for the survival of a people
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  Speaker 1: with a history of persecution. The article notes the conduct
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  Speaker 1: of Palestinian institutions like the PA and Hamas, referencing Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: President Mahmoud Abbas's past statements, widely condemned as Holocaust denial,
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  Speaker 1: and citing Hamas documents that indicated attempts to enlist Iran
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  Speaker 1: and Hezbollah in broader assaults against Israel. Evidence also points
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  Speaker 1: to Hezbollah's preparations for operations against northern Israeli communities. On
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  Speaker 1: the International Diplomatic Front, US President Donald Trump warned Chinese
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  Speaker 1: President Xi Jinping against providing support to Iran during recent talks.
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  Speaker 1: The US ambassador to China stated that assurances were received
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  Speaker 1: from Beijing that China would not support Iran. Amid reports
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  Speaker 1: of Chinese supply of air defence missiles and assistance in
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  Speaker 1: evading sanctions, Trump later acknowledged that the war between the
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  Speaker 1: US and Iran was discussed. In Yemen, the nation's presidential
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  Speaker 1: council chairman, Rashid al-Alami, has called for general mobilisation. and
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  Speaker 1: for citizens to join the armed forces to combat the
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed Houthis. Al-Ami described the Houthis as a terrorist militia,
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  Speaker 1: calling recent attacks a dangerous escalation, and stating the goal
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  Speaker 1: is to rid the country of the group. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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