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29:39

Israeli PM Vows Retaliation Against Iran & Houthis...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/05/05

For review: 1. Israeli PM Vows Retaliation Against Iran & Houthis for Airport Missile Strike. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate against the Houthis in Yemen and to act against “their patron” Iran, hours after the rebel group struck Ben Gurion Airport with a ballistic missile. 2. President Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that the aim of his administration’s nuclear talks with Iran is to achieve “total dismantlement” of Tehran’s nuclear program, bu...

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28:32

US State Department to Ukraine & Russia: US Will Not...

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2025/05/03

For review: 1. Update on Israel wildfires. 2. Israel Strikes Damascus in Message to Syrian Regime. Israel conducted airstrikes early on Friday near Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s official residential compound in Damascus in response to violence in Syria against the country’s Druze minority, the Israel Defense Forces said. 3. Lebanon has warned Hamas not to conduct operations that compromise the country’s security or sovereignty, Beirut’s Supreme Defense Council said on Frid...

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23:30

IDF's Drone Strike "Message" Supports Syrian Druze...

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2025/05/01

For review: 1. Israel seeks international aid in fighting wildfires across the country. A statement from Israel's Foreign Ministry said the minister had spoken with the foreign ministers of the UK, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Argentina, Spain, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, and other unspecified countries. 2. IDF's Drone Strike "Message" Supports Syrian Druze Community. Joint Statement from Israel's PM and Defense Minster: “Israel will not allow harm to the Druze community in Syri...

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19:34

Iran Port Blast Caused by "Negligence" + Russian...

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2025/04/29

For review: 1. Iran Port Blast Caused by "Negligence". Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said Monday that a deadly explosion at the country’s largest commercial port two days earlier was caused by “negligence” and failure to comply with safety measures. 2. An Israeli official said Monday that there is “no chance” Israel would accept the five-year truce proposal with the Hamas terror group that is currently being discussed by Arab mediators. 3. Russian President Announces Ce...

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22:56

Iranian MP Blames Israel for Port Explosion +...

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2025/04/28

For review: 1. Iranian MP Blames Israel for Port Explosion. MP Mohammad Siraj: “Israel was involved in the explosion. It was not accidental. Clear evidence points to Israeli involvement.” Israel’s leadership has not commented on the blast. 2. IDF strikes missile warehouse in Beirut suburbs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that missiles stored in the Lebanese capital “posed a significant threat to Israel.”&n...

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26:40

President Trump: Russia & Ukraine Close to a Deal +...

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2025/04/26

For review: 1. IDF strikes Hamas command center in Northern Gaza. 2. From interview with Time Magazine: US President Trump said he would not be dragged by Prime Minister Netanyahu into war with Iran, but vowed Washington could instead “be leading the pack” if diplomacy were to fail. 3. President Trump: Russia & Ukraine Close to a Deal. 4. Estonia to Achieve Over 5% GDP on Defense Spending. 5. Spain to Meet NATO Goal of 2% GDP Defense Spending in 2025. 6. Netherlands increases defens...

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24:38

Iran Fortifies Nuclear Sites + Crimea Becomes a Key...

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2025/04/24

For review: 1. Houthi rebels have downed 6 MQ-9 Reaper Drones since 15 March, and 15 Reapers since October 2023. The U.S. Air Force has about 280 Reapers in its inventory, each costing about $28 million, according to the Congressional Research Service. 2. Iran Fortifies Nuclear Sites. Commercial satellite images taken on March 29 showed hardened entrances to (nuclear) complexes beneath Mt. Kolang Gaz La. 3. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday told Hamas to release hosta...

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18:17

Russian President Putin Open to Bilateral Talks with...

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2025/04/22

For review: 1. Latest US airstrikes target Farwa neighborhood in Sanaa. US Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike. 2. Israeli Air Force conducts drills that simulate Iranian missile attack on IAF bases. IAF bases were targeted in previous Iranian strikes in April and October 2024. 3. IDF Ground Operations in Rafah Continue. The IDF has not only cut off Rafah from Khan Younis overground, but also located two major Hamas tunnels connecting the two cities. 4. IDF experimen...

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27:28

US & Iran Meet in Rome + Israel Has not Ruled Out...

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2025/04/20

For review: 1. US Strikes Houthi Oil Terminal. The US military said it had destroyed Ras Isa terminal "to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue". 2. WSJ Report: Anti-Houthi militias are planning ground offensive against the terror organization. American officials said the United States is “open to supporting a ground operation by local forces” but “a decision on whether to back the effort hasn’t been made yet...

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30:13

NYT Report: President Trump Suspended Attack on...

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2025/04/17

For review: 1. NYT Report: President Trump Suspended Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites Planned for May. 2. IDF continues pressure on Hamas during Gaza Strip operations with three Divisions. No deadline for major offensive yet. 3. US Secretary of State Traveling to Paris to Discuss Ukraine & Middle East. Separately, on Thursday, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu will travel to Washington to meet with his counterpart, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. 4. Russian President Vla...

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24:13

President Trump On Iran's Nuclear Ambition: "I'll...

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2025/04/15

For review: 1. President Trump On Iran's Nuclear Ambition: "I'll solve that problem." US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to “solve” the issue of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, even if it means taking “very harsh” actions to thwart them. 2. Israel - Hams Hostage Negotiations. The Haaretz daily, citing Palestinian sources involved in the talks, reported that Cairo and Doha are working with the US toward a potential additional stage of the ceasefire-hostage release deal reached in Jan...

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24:12

US & Iran Talks in Oman: "Productive and Positive" +...

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2025/04/13

For review: 1. US & Iran Talks in Oman: "Productive and Positive". Both countries agreed to hold a second round next week. 2. Rafah cut-off from rest of Gaza between two IDF Security Corridors. The IDF said Rafah was now surrounded by its forces, with the 36th Division holding the Morag Corridor and the Gaza Division operating in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border area. 3. US Envoy Steve Witkoff met in St. Petersburg with Russian President Putin for more than 4 hours on ...

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25:24

Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Arrives in...

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2025/04/11

For review: 1. Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Arrives in CENTCOM AOR. The USS Carl Vinson — which is armed with F-35C stealth warplanes — is now working alongside the USS Harry S. Truman in the region, US Central Command says. 2. The Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force revealed plans to set up the new unmanned-focused facilities in country's border regions. 3. Israeli and Turkish Delegations Meet in Azerbaijan to Discuss Syria Deconfliction. 4. France and UK Co-lead "...

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25:00

US DoD: No Plans to Relinquish NATO SACEUR Post + US...

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2025/04/09

For review: 1. US DoD: No Plans to Relinquish NATO SACEUR Post. The Pentagon does not have plans to relinquish the post of NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said Katherine Thompson, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. 2. Suspected US airstrikes pounded the area around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Tuesday night. 3. US and Iran Nuclear Talks in Oman. Negotiations are to be mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi and...

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19:46

US Sends 2d THAAD Battery to Israel + US Army Mobile...

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2025/04/07

For review: 1. Iran willing to engage in dialogue with US as equals. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: “The Islamic Republic of Iran wants dialogue on equal footing.” 2. US Sends 2d THAAD Battery to Israel. The THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System, is an advanced anti-missile system- capable of hitting targets at ranges of 150-200 kilometers (93-124 miles). 3. Norway plans to nearly double its fleet of self-propelled artillery, proposing to buy...

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22:48

US CENTCOM Commander Visits Israel + Russian Envoy:...

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2025/04/05

For review: 1. US CENTCOM Commander Visits Israel. General Michael Erik Kurilla, head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), held an assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the IDF said Thursday. 2. UK Telegraph Newspaper Report: Iran has reportedly ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen and is pulling back its support for the Houthis amid extensive US airstrikes on the rebel group. 3. Russian Envoy: "Some (Ukrainian) security guarantees, in some f...

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26:39

US Sends More F-35s to CENTCOM + IDF Creates New...

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2025/04/03

For review: 1. US Army identifies the four Dogface Soldiers (3d Infantry Division) who perished during training exercise in Lithuania. All assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, they were identified as: Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez; Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco; Pfc. Dante D. Taitano; and Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins. 2. US Sends More F-35s to CENTCOM. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dispatched the extra air wing of F-35 fighters to Jordan. 3. IDF Creates N...

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21:12

IDF Prepares Return to Rafah + Russia Launches...

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2025/04/01

For review: 1. US President Trump threatens Iran with bombing and tariffs over nuclear program. If they (Iran) don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” President Trump said in a telephone interview. “It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.” 2. In response to US President Trump's threat of bombing and tariffs, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the US would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb unless T...

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21:38

US Continues Strikes Against Houthis + IDF Strikes S....

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2025/03/30

For review: 1. US Continues Strikes Against Houthis. Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. 2. Israel receives Hamas Hostage proposal from mediators and returns counterproposal. The Israeli statement came after media reports on Saturday said Hamas had agreed to an Egyptian proposal to release five living hostages in exchange f...

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26:12

Iran: US Bases not safe if Americans attack + UK and...

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2025/03/29

For review: 1. Hamas open to negotiate release of small number of Hostages for a truce during Eid al-Fitr holiday period. The Kan public broadcaster acknowledged that it was still unclear what Hamas will ask in return for those it releases, though it did say that the freed hostages would include American-Israeli IDF lone soldier Edan Alexander. 2. Iran: US Bases not safe if Americans attack. Tehran would strike US bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military co...

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