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Iran's Proxies Redirect Funds Amid Economic Pressure · 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 significant financial pressures reportedly mounting on Iran
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  Speaker 1: and its regional proxies. US Central Command Chief Adam, Brad
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  Speaker 1: Cooper stated that Iran-backed militias, including Hezbollah, Hamas and groups
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  Speaker 1: operating in Iraq, are redirecting funds back to Iran's Islamic
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. According to reporting via Axios,
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  Speaker 1: this is occurring as Tehran faces economic challenges, exacerbated by
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  Speaker 1: nine months of war. Adam Cooper noted that a US
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  Speaker 1: naval blockade has cost Iran an estimated $ 25 billion in
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  Speaker 1: lost oil revenue, and the US Treasury Department has recently
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  Speaker 1: frozen $ 350 million in Iranian cryptocurrency assets. Cooper indicated that
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  Speaker 1: the financial strain is so severe that Iran-aligned militia groups
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly withholding payments to their own fighters, to funnel
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  Speaker 1: money back to the IRGC, which is also struggling to
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  Speaker 1: pay its troops. He also attributed increased Iranian attacks on
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  Speaker 1: shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to desperation within the IRGC.
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  Speaker 1: The US has largely paused strikes on Iranian military positions
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  Speaker 1: threatening the Strait in recent weeks, as diplomatic efforts continue.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the West Bank, tensions remain high, particularly during
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  Speaker 1: the sensitive olive harvest season. Reports indicate a clash near
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  Speaker 1: the town of Kejimim on Saturday, where two people were
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  Speaker 1: lightly injured. The Benjamin Regional Council had previously warned that
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  Speaker 1: an anticipated gathering of hundreds of Palestinians and anarchists, accompanied
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  Speaker 1: by journalists, constituted a deliberate provocation. Separately, near the village
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  Speaker 1: of Abu Fala, clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians led
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  Speaker 1: to injuries. A photojournalist for the Washington Post was wounded
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  Speaker 1: in this incident. The IDF confirmed its forces were dispatched
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  Speaker 1: and dispersed the confrontation, stating the circumstances are under investigation.
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  Speaker 1: This follows other recent incidents where a journalist was wounded.
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  Speaker 1: In response to the increase in violence, the IDF is
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  Speaker 1: expected to reinforce its West Bank division to manage tensions.
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  Speaker 1: The incidents in the West Bank have drawn strong reactions
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  Speaker 1: from US lawmakers. Following the wounding of Washington Post photojournalist
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  Speaker 1: Heidi Levine near Abu Fala, several representatives and senators condemned
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  Speaker 1: the settler violence. US Representative Jamie Raskin called the reported
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  Speaker 1: attack unconscionable and a moment of reckoning. Senator Andy Kim
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  Speaker 1: expressed concern over reports of a coordinated attack and lack
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  Speaker 1: of IDF intervention, vowing to call for accountability. Representative Ro
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  Speaker 1: Khanna urged the US to cut off aid to Israel
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  Speaker 1: used to fund settler activity and halt weapons sales. Senator
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  Speaker 1: Tammy Duckworth stated Israeli authorities... must hold those responsible accountable
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  Speaker 1: and stop enabling efforts to annex the West Bank. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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