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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 08 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: Iranian President Massoud Pesachian stated that it is up to
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  Speaker 1: the United States to choose when the Iran war will end,
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  Speaker 1: asserting that Tehran does not wish to continue fighting. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: in an interview aired Thursday on Fox News, Pesachian told
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  Speaker 1: the network, it's America that must choose whether it wants
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  Speaker 1: to end this or not. adding that Iran does not
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  Speaker 1: seek war but will defend itself if attacked. This comes
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  Speaker 1: after Pazeshkian's appearance at the UN General Assembly, where he
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  Speaker 1: declared Iran would not surrender to US pressure. US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump, however, has previously stated he could annihilate Iran
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  Speaker 1: if a deal isn't reached, though he has also suggested
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  Speaker 1: an agreement could come soon. Pazeshkian also addressed Iran's nuclear programme,
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  Speaker 1: stating the country is willing to dilute its highly enriched
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  Speaker 1: uranium and has never sought a nuclear weapon. citing religious decree.
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  Speaker 1: He blamed US military activity for the IAEA's inability to
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  Speaker 1: conduct inspections since 2025. In a separate development regarding Iran's leadership,
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  Speaker 1: President Pazeshkian told Fox News that he had met with
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  Speaker 1: Iran's supreme leader Majtaba Khamenei approximately a month ago for
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  Speaker 1: several hours, affirming that Khamenei is completely, healthy and continues
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  Speaker 1: to direct policy. Khamenei succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
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  Speaker 1: after his assassination. Pezeshkian had previously claimed a seven-hour meeting
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  Speaker 1: with Khamenei in August to discuss issues facing Iran. The
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic stage at the UN also saw a sharp exchange
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  Speaker 1: between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Zoran Mamdani. Mayor Mamdani condemned Prime Minister Netanyahu's UN speech,
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  Speaker 1: calling it baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide of Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: and referencing an international criminal court arrest warrant. In response,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed Mamdani directly during his UNGA address,
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  Speaker 1: calling him anti-Semitic and suggesting many Jews no longer feel
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  Speaker 1: safe in New York. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of praising Hamas
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  Speaker 1: supporters and associating with individuals who have made inflammatory statements
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  Speaker 1: regarding Israel and the October 7th attacks. Netanyahu asserted that
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  Speaker 1: Israel did not commit genocide, but rather prevented it. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: UC Berkeley is now set to offer a teaching position
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli dance scholar Yael Nativ, following a legal settlement
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  Speaker 1: reached in December 2025. The university had previously denied Nativ
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  Speaker 1: a role due to her Israeli nationality, citing concerns over
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  Speaker 1: the hot political climate following the October 7 attack. The
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  Speaker 1: civil rights office concluded Nativ was discriminated against based on
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  Speaker 1: her identity. University officials attributed the delay in issuing the
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  Speaker 1: guaranteed job offer to internal miscommunication. The Times of Israel
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  Speaker 1: noted that while Netanyahu's defence of Israel was strong internationally,
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  Speaker 1: his approach might alienate domestic voters due to societal rifts.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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