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Trump Signals No New Strikes on Iran Amid Diplomacy Push · 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 developments regarding US policy and Iran.
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump stated Monday, November 2, that he
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  Speaker 1: is not considering renewing military strikes against Iran. This comes
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  Speaker 1: just ahead of the US midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3.
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  Speaker 1: and appears to diverge from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: reported stance. President Trump indicated that a deal with Tehran
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  Speaker 1: could happen, noting that Iranian negotiators were in Doha on
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  Speaker 1: Sunday for talks with Qatari mediators. He stressed that Iran
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  Speaker 1: would not be permitted to possess a nuclear weapon, a
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  Speaker 1: condition he asserted Iran understands. Trump also described recent military
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  Speaker 1: activity as minimal, stating, We've done very little fighting after
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  Speaker 1: earlier sweeping strikes. Axios reported, citing one Israeli and one
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  Speaker 1: US source that Prime Minister Netanyahu had pressed President Trump
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  Speaker 1: to resume strikes immediately after the midterms, while the US
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  Speaker 1: President preferred to let diplomatic negotiations continue. One Israeli source
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  Speaker 1: described the call between the leaders as tough, while a
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  Speaker 1: US source characterised it as direct. Further suggesting a diplomatic opening,
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  Speaker 1: US officials express optimism about a potential deal where Tehran
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  Speaker 1: would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for US
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  Speaker 1: sanctions relief. which could then lead to comprehensive nuclear talks,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Times of Israel. US Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance also reported having a number of good conversations with
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  Speaker 1: the Iranians, expressing optimism about a potential negotiated settlement. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to broader regional tensions, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin
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  Speaker 1: Salman announced Monday that he spoke with US Defence Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Pete Hegseth about strategic defence cooperation and efforts to de-escalate
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  Speaker 1: regional tensions. The discussion also addressed the continued Houthi attacks
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  Speaker 1: on the kingdom, highlighting the ongoing efforts to manage instability.
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  Speaker 1: In Lebanon, public broadcaster reports indicate that Jerusalem wants Lebanese
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  Speaker 1: troops to deploy in areas where Hezbollah operatives live. This
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  Speaker 1: reported measure aims to prevent Hezbollah's involvement in any potential
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  Speaker 1: renewed war with Iran. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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