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Trump Rejects Immediate Iran Strikes · 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: In Washington, President Trump indicated Monday that he is not
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  Speaker 1: considering resuming strikes against Iran following the US midterm elections,
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  Speaker 1: a stance that reportedly emerged despite pressure from Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. Reports from Axios and the Wall Street Journal
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  Speaker 1: suggest Prime Minister Netanyahu had urged President Trump to restart
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  Speaker 1: strikes against Iran immediately after Tuesday's elections. However, President Trump
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  Speaker 1: told reporters he might be thinking otherwise, expressing a belief
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  Speaker 1: that Iran wishes to reach a deal, and that such
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  Speaker 1: an agreement could happen. He echoed this sentiment, noting a
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  Speaker 1: number of good conversations with the Iranians as stated by
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  Speaker 1: US Vice President J.D. Vance. President Trump reaffirmed his administration's
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  Speaker 1: core demand. We're not going to allow Iran ever to
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  Speaker 1: have a nuclear weapon. This comes as unexplained explosions were
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  Speaker 1: reported on Keshem Island. Meanwhile, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid
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  Speaker 1: bin Salman discussed strategic defence cooperation and efforts to de-escalate
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  Speaker 1: regional tensions with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, addressing the
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  Speaker 1: ongoing Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Heightened security tensions are
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  Speaker 1: also evident in the Persian Gulf, where dense military air
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  Speaker 1: traffic of the US Air Force has been recorded in
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz, with American aircraft operating close to
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  Speaker 1: Iran's southern shores. Adding to regional dynamics, a Qatari delegation
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  Speaker 1: has departed Tehran after concluding sensitive meetings, the content of
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  Speaker 1: which remains undisclosed, prompting speculation given current developments. In New York,
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  Speaker 1: an act of antisemitism occurred Monday in Williamsburg, where four
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  Speaker 1: Jewish school buses were spray-painted with antisemitic and anti-Zionist graffiti,
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  Speaker 1: including slogans such as F Israel and Free Palestine. The
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  Speaker 1: buses were affiliated with the Satmar and Klausenberg Hasidic sects.
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  Speaker 1: The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the vandalism.
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  Speaker 1: Local officials, including NYC Council member Lincoln Ressler and New
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  Speaker 1: York Attorney General Letitia James, have strongly condemned the incident,
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  Speaker 1: with James stating, Antisemitism and hate have no home in
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  Speaker 1: New York. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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