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US Strikes Qeshm Island Amid Iran Diplomacy · 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: US forces have reportedly struck Iran's Keshem Island, situated on
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Wall Street Journal,
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  Speaker 1: citing US officials. These strikes are described as limited, smaller scale,
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  Speaker 1: and kept secret to avoid signalling a major military campaign.
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  Speaker 1: The report follows several explosions on the island. This development
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  Speaker 1: comes as US President Donald Trump signalled progress on Monday
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  Speaker 1: in talks aimed at avoiding a return to war with Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking to reporters, Trump expressed optimism, saying a deal with
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  Speaker 1: Tehran could happen. These diplomatic signals emerged ahead of Tuesday's
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  Speaker 1: US midterm elections, with Vice President J.D. Vance also stating
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  Speaker 1: that both he and the President were optimistic about securing
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  Speaker 1: an agreement. Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Arakhchi, confirmed that indirect
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  Speaker 1: talks with Washington were taking place via mediators, and Tehran
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  Speaker 1: has reportedly offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under
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  Speaker 1: strict conditions, proposing conditions including an end to the war
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  Speaker 1: on all fronts, unfreezing assets, lifting oil sanctions, and ending
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  Speaker 1: its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. In other regional news, Yemen's
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  Speaker 1: internationally recognised government forces reported one soldier killed and 14 wounded,
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  Speaker 1: while repelling an attack by Houthi forces. indicating ongoing conflict,
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  Speaker 1: we turn now to an alarming incident in Stockholm, Sweden,
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  Speaker 1: where two stickers declaring Jew Free Zone appeared on the
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  Speaker 1: front of a shoe store. One sticker, alongside one from
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  Speaker 1: a boycott movement, read Jew Free Zone, with the word
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  Speaker 1: Jew written in German inside a Star of David, echoing
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  Speaker 1: the Nazi term Judenfrei. The provocative Swedish street artist Dan Park,
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  Speaker 1: previously convicted for incitement over the use of Nazi symbols,
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  Speaker 1: claimed it was a blunt translation of the boycott campaign's meaning.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Ziv Nevo Coleman, responded on X,
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  Speaker 1: stating the discussion is abhorrent and shows how normalised antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: has become. The CEO of the combat antisemitism movement, Sacha Reutemann,
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  Speaker 1: also condemned the act, noting the chilling echoes of Nazi Germany.
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  Speaker 1: Following public backlash, the store owner removed the stickers, while
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  Speaker 1: social media users called for decisive action from Swedish authorities. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: in Israeli domestic politics, Dr Sif Aburish, a freed suspect
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  Speaker 1: in an alleged Ram vote-buying scheme, told Israeli media that
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  Speaker 1: his arrest was pure political persecution. Claiming officers presented no
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  Speaker 1: evidence of wrongdoing but pressed him on voter preferences. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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