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Khamenei Warns of Larger Iran Response Amidst Regional Tensions · 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: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has issued a strong warning, stating
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  Speaker 1: Iran's response to any renewed US aggression would be on
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  Speaker 1: a much greater scale. Speaking on Wednesday, Khamenei linked this
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  Speaker 1: stance to the pursuit of absolute deterrence and a belief
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  Speaker 1: that the end of US hegemony is near. These remarks
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  Speaker 1: come amidst mediated negotiations between Tehran and Washington, involving Qatar,
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  Speaker 1: Russia and China. Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen
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  Speaker 1: Rezi indicated on Tuesday that the US response regarding Iran's
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  Speaker 1: demands was not convincing, stating Washington must provide a full
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  Speaker 1: response to Iran's seven conditions for the Strait of Hormuz
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  Speaker 1: to be opened. In southern Lebanon, IDF forces eliminated two
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah militants amidst heightened regional tensions. Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: forces conducted strikes in Khan Unis earlier this week. On Monday,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and Shin bet eliminated Mahmoud Jihad Mohamed Karfa,
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  Speaker 1: head of a Hamas sniper cell, and Assad Suleiman Salman Kashta,
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  Speaker 1: identified as a facilitator of smuggling into Gaza. An additional
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  Speaker 1: strike on Sunday in the same area eliminated four operatives
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  Speaker 1: from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, including Mohamed Zakaria al-Jamal, head
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  Speaker 1: of a Hamas military wing cell, and Shaha Mohamed Zarrab,
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  Speaker 1: a Hamas-Nakba company commander. These individuals were reportedly advancing terrorist
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  Speaker 1: plots and working to restore the capabilities of terrorist organisations.
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  Speaker 1: On the domestic political front, the Council of Torar Sages
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  Speaker 1: has postponed a meeting to discuss Shah's party chairman Arai
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  Speaker 1: Derry's future, following reports of his desire to resign. The
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  Speaker 1: Council reportedly holds the position that Derry is not permitted
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  Speaker 1: to resign. Separately, MK Ayman Odeh has been identified as
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  Speaker 1: the joint list member suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands
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  Speaker 1: of shekels in cash from the Palestinian Authority. Security officials
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  Speaker 1: are investigating these allegations as part of a broader inquiry
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  Speaker 1: into foreign interference in Israel's 2026 Knesset elections. Several Israeli politicians,
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  Speaker 1: including Yair Golan and Gilad Kariv, have accused Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu of being a danger to the country. and
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  Speaker 1: damaging its relationship with US Democrats, particularly following the recent
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  Speaker 1: US midterm election results. They contend his continued tenure could
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  Speaker 1: lead to international isolation and sanctions. In Iran, authorities are
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  Speaker 1: scrutinising jewellery bearing the Lion and Sun emblem, a historic
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  Speaker 1: symbol of Iran's national flag. Gold traders in Mashhad have
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  Speaker 1: been instructed to stop displaying or selling items with the imagery,
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  Speaker 1: which has reappeared prominently during recent protests. For continuing coverage
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