Transcript [00:00] The United States can strike Iran whenever it wants. That's what President Donald Trump is [00:07] now confirming as negotiations with Thran move forward. The United States military has asked [00:14] intelligence officials to come up with ideas for an unconventional punishment against Iran. And [00:21] at the same time, the international intelligence community is working around the clock to locate [00:27] chemical weapons and other stockpiles inside Iran amid serious concerns that the Islamic [00:33] Revolutionary Guards Corps may be planning a nonconventional attack. The Revolutionary Guards [00:41] are threatening a preemptive strike on Israel if the talks with the United States will fall. [00:47] And following the Iranian cyber attack against water systems in the United States, Israel's [00:53] cyber defensive system is going on the offensive to protect Israel's critical infrastructure. This [01:00] is what also is happening in this war against Iran. Cyber operations, oil prices are falling [01:09] to their lowest level in 3 weeks after Trump cancelled the planned strike on Iran and announced [01:15] the opening of negotiations. Iran's president is calling to force the United States to stick to the [01:22] memorandum of understanding. And under the shadow of war, Iran is tightening its grip on its proxies [01:29] all across the Middle East. They have one goal, to make Trump pay a heavy price. The attack in Deita, [01:39] Egypt, is changing the rules of the game in the Middle East. And now it is clear [01:44] that Iran's proxies are expanding the circle of threats in the Gaza Strip. The IDF continues the [01:50] strikes against Hamas terrorists while major gaps continue to delay the disarmament of the [01:56] terrorist organization. I'm Pinto. Joining me is Mati Shosani and we are boots on the ground. [02:03] We bring you the full truth about what's happening in Israel and about the war against this evil that [02:10] is terrorizing the neighborhood, the Middle East, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today is August 3rd. [02:17] So, let's begin. Because under the pressure of an aggressive United States naval brocade, President [02:25] Donald Trump cancelled a planned strike on Iran at the last minute following heavy pressure from [02:32] Saudi Arabia. And at the same time, the United Arab Emirates is demanding that the United States [02:38] president take decisive military steps and expand the campaign against the revolutionary guards. [02:44] Trump announced overnight that Washington intends to sign two agreements with Iran. One concerning [02:51] the Strait of Hormuz and another one concerning the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program. [02:59] One day after announcing the cancellation of the planned strike on Iran, President Trump said [03:05] that contacts between the sides are underway and expressed optimism about the possibility [03:11] of reaching understandings. And speaking to reporters abroad Air Force One, Trump said [03:18] that there is a deal with Iran on the straight of Hormuz and there will be a deal on the dismantling [03:25] of the nuclear weapons. What we are doing now is talking with them through negotiations. However, [03:33] Trump made clear that if the Iranians try to run away from the understandings or simply buy [03:40] more time, the United States can act against them whenever it wants. So, the United States military [03:47] has asked intelligence officials to think of creative and unconventional ways to punish Iran. [03:53] The unusual request was sent after weeks of strikes that failed to produce a breakthrough. [03:59] And amidst the assessment that destroying Iran's nuclear facilities may require the deployment of [04:05] ground forces, British spies are now taking part in the secret operation deep inside Iran [04:14] aimed at locating the commercial chemical weapons stockpiles that could be used for drone attacks [04:21] against the neighboring countries including Israel and including the United Arab Emirates. and we [04:28] will bring you all the details very shortly. United States intelligence agencies have [04:34] determined that Iran or other groups acting on its behalf may be able to recover its highlyenriched [04:41] uranium from its central stockpile even though that stockpile was buried underneath the ruins [04:47] of the nuclear facility in Isvahan after the American strikes last June. And according to [04:53] the assessments, the Iranian regime may be able to reach the radioactive material through a [05:00] very narrow access point that remains inside the compound. The uranium enriched to roughly 60% is [05:08] stored in gas form inside specialized containers. However, intelligence officials note that it is [05:16] still unclear how long it will actually take to reach those containers and remove them from [05:22] the site. And we will soon go deeper into the details and into the question of what options the [05:29] United States has to prevent all of this. After reports in the United States yesterday that an [05:36] Iranian cyber attack caused damage to the water systems in seven states, Israel's national cyber [05:44] directorate confirmed all of this that Israel is also experiencing cyber attacks on its water [05:51] systems on a daily basis. And precisely during the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, [05:58] while everyone was focused on negotiations, senior revolutionary guards officials were [06:03] preparing for the next phase in order to raise the price that the United States would pay during [06:09] the ceasefire. So, Iranian generals held secret discussions with commanders of the pro-Iranian [06:15] militias all across the region. This is in order to expand the wall if the United States renews or [06:21] intensifies its strikes against Iran. And against a backdrop of multiffront escalations across the [06:29] Middle East and also a joint wave of US and Saudi strikes against Iran's regional arms, [06:34] the Kingdom of Jordan has found itself at the center of an unprecedented regional storm. Jordan [06:41] issued an unusual and also explicit warning to Iraq. Any attack launched from Iraqi territory [06:47] towards Jordan will be answered with immediate fire and without hesitation. The Houthi terrorist [06:54] organization in Yemen have also suffered another blow in the recent days. This is after an attempt [07:00] to infiltrate the Yemeni army positions in the southern parts of the country. So this attempt [07:07] ended in failure and the Yemeni army replied that the infiltration attempt by the Houthi rebels and [07:17] they eliminated five terrorists. So this comes amidst a series of mysterious assassinations that [07:25] target senior Houthi figures. And according to the reports, the chain of events is increasing the [07:31] questions about Houthi control on the ground and raising assessments of internal power struggles. [07:39] And since the attack by the Iranian proxy from Iraq against Egypt, the rules of the game in [07:45] the Middle East have changed completely. For the first time in this latest war, an Egyptian port [07:52] that serves as a central hub for exporting and storing natural gas has become a target in the [07:58] regional conflict. The Matia is not just another commercial port. It is one of the most important [08:06] liqufied natural gas facilities in the Eastern Mediterranean, serving as a central hub for [08:12] exporting natural gas to European markets. Any disruption to its activity goes far beyond Egypt [08:19] and affects the global energy markets. The strike on the Egyptian port is not just a single security [08:26] incident. It is a signal that the regional conflict is expanding expanding into new arenas. [08:32] And if Iran or its proxies were able to strike a strategic target in the heart of Egypt in Egypt, [08:38] it means that the regional threat has changed dramatically. And the fighting in the Gaza Strip [08:45] still continues. On Sunday, as questions emerge over how a possible ceasefire framework between [08:53] Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization would be implemented, Israeli officials are making clear [08:59] that any military withdrawal depends on the full disarmament of the Hamas terrorist organization. [09:08] Whatever remains at the center of the dispute surrounding the proposed agreement is based [09:14] on disarming Hamas. I'm Pinto. With me is Mati Shashani and we're here in Boots on the ground. We [09:21] bring you the full truth about what is happening in Israel in this war so that you will know how to [09:27] pray for the situation. And today, today is August 3rd. But before we begin, I want to call on you to [09:35] keep spreading the truth. Share this content with as many people as possible. Hit on the subscribe [09:40] button, leave a comment, and let me know where you are watching this video from. Okay, that's how you [09:47] help us. You can also search us up on our social media platforms, Yah Pinto and also Mati Shashani, [09:54] and see how life moves on here in Israel during war. Now, many Israelis are struggling. They're [10:04] juggling reserve duty while trying to get back to work and also handle their day-to-day lives. It's [10:11] not easy. I'm telling you this firsthand. Your mind is overloaded. The pressure doesn't stop when [10:17] the uniform is coming off. I've been there. Coming home from reserves, trying to be present for my [10:24] family, catching up at work while still feeling like I'm in a survival mode. It takes strength, [10:30] energy, and faith to push through. That's why I started using Vineyard. It's an Islamic [10:36] supplement made from red grape cells that helps improve the blood flow to your heart, your brain, [10:41] and your muscles. For me, that meant better focus, more energy, and fewer days of that foggy, [10:47] burnt out feeling. I started using it during my reserve duty, and I'm still using it today. [10:53] There's also a coffee and a tea version. And my favorite is the hydration powder that I like [10:59] to take in the morning after a very hot night here in the Middle East. I recommend you try it [11:06] for yourself. Go to vignyatianisrael.com. Again, that's vignyatnianisrael.com or call 8006381944. [11:18] 8006381944. Vignyatnisrael.com. That's a great way to be healthy and also to help us create [11:26] more content from the region for Misa from what's happening here. Okay, so let's continue and let's [11:32] turn to our senior Middle East correspondent, the one and only Mati Shashani. Mati is the real [11:40] story here. Not that Trump cancelled a strike, but that Iran has discovered that it does not [11:46] actually need to defeat the United States. It only needs to frighten America's allies. [11:52] I think that's a really good question and we have to go into the psychology of the war that's taking [11:58] place here because what we've seen is that often times the public perception is greater [12:04] in its influence than the facts on the ground, the facts of the war. And I'll give you a simple [12:09] example. The straight of Humus has effectively been open almost the entirety of this war. [12:15] What that means practically is that if someone, some entity wanted to ship their goods, their oil [12:23] through the straight of Homus, they could or do that or receive the escort of the United States [12:28] Navy in traveling through that. And almost any given day of the week, with very rare exceptions, [12:34] the ship would be able to make it through the straight. But ships aren't traveling through the [12:39] straight of Hummus. Why are they not traveling through the straight of Hummus? because they're [12:44] afraid of what the Iranians might do, not what they are doing, not what they are uh actively [12:51] doing on the ground or on the sea, what they're threatening that might be done to them. And that [12:57] threat alone is sufficient to prevent much of the travel through the straight of Homos. Now, there's [13:02] a bigger picture here that has to do with the economics and and the impact of this war and the [13:07] closure or at least partial closure of the state of Homos. But really the the big point here is the [13:13] perception in the sense that in this asymmetrical war Iran who has not won on a military level is [13:19] able to withstand the ongoing military campaign by the United States and earlier by Israel and to [13:25] continue to put public pressure and fear in the hearts of the CEOs in the hearts of the insurers [13:32] of the underwriters of the insurance policies of the different trade companies who decide not [13:38] to travel through the state of homeless. This is just one of many different examples. And there's [13:43] another point here, which is that they really didn't ever need to win this war because this [13:48] is not a question of who has a stronger army, but rather a question of what is the incentive package [13:55] and how much suffering are they willing to endure. And I'll explain that sentence. The Iranians are [14:00] willing to see their country burn. They're willing to see the economies of their own country and the [14:05] countries around them take a substantial hit that will take decades to fix. They are willing to see [14:11] tens of thousands of casualties of their own people. Not only that, they've actually been [14:16] themselves the ones to eliminate their own population just before this war started. On [14:21] the other hand, stands the United States who has a sensitivity to the loss of life and the loss of [14:27] assets. stand the US allies, the Emirates, the Saudis, the Qataris to a lesser degree, and of [14:34] course Israel, who are sensitive to civilian loss of life, who are sensitive to the loss [14:38] of infrastructure, and who are willing to go to great lengths to avoid the damage to those assets, [14:44] be them human or material in their nature. And when you have that very very unbalanced nature [14:50] of a relationship, one side Iran who's willing to watch everything around it burn and be destroyed [14:56] and the other side that sanctifies life and tries to build an economy and a success and a life for [15:01] its people. You combine those two, it's very hard, almost impossible to find a meeting place between [15:08] them because Iran wants to see destruction and Iran is willing to sustain substantial hits, [15:13] death, destruction to their own people to be able to see that materialize. And on the other side, [15:19] you have a side that is far more well sensitive to suffering, far more risk averse than the Iranians [15:26] are. And because of that discrepancy, because of that gap, it's not really a question of [15:30] who's winning. It's a question of what are you willing to do? And I'll give one final example [15:35] here. The United States has the upper hand when it comes to military power. That's not debatable [15:40] and no one including the Iranians has tried to claim otherwise. But the United States is not [15:46] willing to use all that military power because of the price correlated and associated with that [15:52] use of power. Let's give Pickax Mountain for an example. The US has the troops, has the ability, [15:58] has the assets to go in, take over and dismantle the nuclear assets in Pickax Mountain. But they're [16:05] not doing it because that will by definition carry a long trail of cost. Cost in human lives, [16:13] cost in assets lost, cost in financial cost, and a political cost of the Iranian retaliation to other [16:20] countries in the area. And because of that, even though the power is there, existent and available, [16:26] but it's not being used or the willingness to use it is not there because of those things, [16:32] well, you see how the things don't really work in the same way that you would expect. [16:36] And that's the nature of warfare in front of our eyes right now. The nature of warfare is that when [16:41] we're fighting an asymmetrical war and there is a side that is fighting for survival and willing to [16:47] ruin almost everything, both its own assets and the assets of others, human, financial, [16:54] and infrastructure and logistics. Well, it makes it very hard to have a distinctive or definitive [17:00] victory over the other side. And that is the state of the war right now. Iran does not need to win to [17:06] be able to have the upper hand when it comes to perception and the continuity of this war. And [17:11] that is exactly the catch that the White House and Donald Trump and of course several other countries [17:16] in the Gulf are in right now. They have the upper hand. They are stronger when it comes to military [17:22] power. And yet the Iranians are winning when it comes with the public perception battle and of [17:28] course when it comes to combating the threat of terrorism that they have presented to the world. [17:34] Mati, we're now moving from the question of where are Iran's nuclear facilities to a much more [17:39] dangerous question, where is the nuclear material itself and who controls it when the regime enters [17:45] survival mode. I think that's a really problematic question in the sense that the nuclear topic that [17:52] we keep going back to is a symptom of the greater problem that we have with Iran. And the greater [17:58] problem is that of all the major items that Israel and the United States went to war over, [18:05] none have been removed from the table. All are relatively or very close to the same starting [18:10] point that they were. Some are actually worse. And just to to number a few, you have the nuclear [18:15] program, you have the proxy warfare, you have the straight of Humus, and you have the regime change, [18:20] which is sort of like this underlying and behind the scenes goal for this entire project. [18:26] And because of that, because all these items are still unsolved and on the table, [18:31] we have a problem. The United States and Israel by extension can't just go back home and say [18:37] done job well done because it it's not well done because the war is not over because this isn't [18:42] resolved in any significant way. And let's talk about the nuclear program right now. Last year, [18:48] Prime Minister Netanyahu and Donald Trump decisively told us repeatedly that the Iranian [18:54] nuclear program has been pushed back multiple years and they said it has been destroyed or major [19:01] components of it have been destroyed. We now know that those statements are not true. Uh they were [19:06] not true back then and they're not true right now. Even though that the big facilities, these Fahan, [19:11] Natans, uh several others were severely bombed, when you look at the major components that make [19:18] up the long-term ability of the Iranian regime to manufacture nuclear bombs, they still hold [19:25] the majority of those capabilities. the enriched uranium, the centrifuge infrastructure to enrich [19:31] uranium, the knowhow of how to create the systems and operate them and also the vehicle of delivery [19:38] which is the ballistic missiles that we have discovered during this last war has a longer [19:42] range than what we previously knew. Combine all of those things and this is a issue that has to [19:49] remain on the table and must be resolved. And I want to say something clear here. the United [19:55] States and Israel, as strong as our militaries are and as active as we can be in military action, [20:01] we can't use just military action to fully remove the Iranian nuclear program. That's simply not [20:07] possible. It's not possible because of the fact that it is embedded deep within the population, [20:13] uh the experts and the leaders and the uh documentation. It's too many people in too many [20:18] facilities to be able to try and control all of it just through military campaigns. There has to be [20:24] diplomatic action. There has to be cooperation ultimately on the Iranian side. And I want to [20:29] say this clearly in the past to a certain degree the Iranians did cooperate. And also in the past, [20:36] Israel together with the United States carried out a very long list of clandestine operations in [20:41] which we set back and damaged the Iranian nuclear program. That has to continue. Pickax Mountain or [20:48] no pickaxe mountain, we need to eliminate the Iranian ability. But more importantly, we need [20:53] to remove their desire to push towards a bomb. That's the bottom line here. A bombing mission [20:59] in Pax Mountain might be successful in setting back their nuclear program. But even if it is, [21:05] I seriously doubt it would be more than a few months, maybe one year max in the delay of the [21:11] program because there's enriched material in different locations because enriched material [21:15] can be purchased from countries that feel like they have nothing to lose. North Korea perhaps [21:21] Pakistan perhaps Russia maybe depending on how bad things go with the Ukraine war and the involvement [21:27] of the United States in that campaign and of course China. So again there there's so many [21:32] moving pieces here. Ultimately most countries even with substantial pressure when they have money and [21:40] they have time they are ultimately able to reach a nuclear military capability. That is the sad truth [21:46] here. You can delay it and Israel has delayed it for more than a decade. But ultimately we need the [21:51] cooperation of the Iranian regime and that comes with or regime change which is one option or them [21:57] feeling like they have nothing more to do but to capitulate but to give in to the demands of [22:03] the United States to have supervision and removal of the main components of their nuclear program. [22:09] That is the truth. In the short term, there is a possibility of carrying out substantial military [22:14] action against Pickax Mountain. That is an option that's on the table. But again, we're talking [22:19] months and not a onoff a binary solution to the nuclear program. And I want to give a alternative [22:27] example. Some countries had nuclear programs had a military strike on them and gave up on that [22:33] program. But they gave up on the program because their regime fell apart or was already weakened. [22:38] Syria is an example like that where Israel carried out an attack and removed one of their facilities. [22:44] Iraq had a nuclear facility, a reactor that was in construction and was eliminated by the Israeli [22:51] Air Force using American fighter jets. Uh, and the reason we were successful is because they only had [22:57] one facility and were not able to rebuild it again after that. But other countries that had the time, [23:03] Gaddafi under Gaddafi the head of Libya, North Korea under the Kims, they ultimately were able [23:10] to obtain nuclear capabilities. And it's just a question of time when you have enough money, [23:15] enough time, and are willing to sacrifice almost anything to create their capabilities. So the [23:20] long-term solution always goes through diplomatic plus ongoing substantial military pressure. That [23:27] is the reality before this war started and also after it ends. Mati is the Middle East entering [23:34] a phase in which Iran is no longer trying to win the war but instead trying to create a permanent [23:40] reality when no one can defeat it without setting the entire region on fire. I need to think about [23:48] that question because I don't think Iran was planning to win to begin with. That might be [23:54] just a a a fallacy in our mind in the sense that we expected them to have this assumption that they [24:00] would win, that they would beat someone, the Americans or Israelis. I don't think Iran was [24:05] planning to do that. Iran was planning to resist. Iran was planning to persevere. Iran, the regime, [24:11] was planning to survive these attacks. And for the most part, they have survived these attacks. [24:16] That's the truth. They have survived these attacks. And so far, not only have they survived, [24:22] but they've been able to supercharge their threat of violence against their neighbors, the threat [24:30] of attacks against ships in the Strait of Humuz to the degree that they are now the tone setters, [24:36] the decision makers when it comes to the situation in the Persian Gulf, in the straight of Homus, and [24:42] I'd say by extension almost in the Middle East. uh they've been able to put enough fear in the [24:47] hearts of the Saudis, the Amiradis and others uh to the point where they will not publicly oppose [24:53] them or go against them and more importantly uh where there's no decisive way to stop their [24:59] intervention, their meddling, their damage. And I'd say more so without a very complicated chain [25:04] of events that involves China using a bunch of their oil reserves, they would have also been [25:10] successful in causing the price of global oil to go through the roof. Uh and and by the way, [25:15] this is a much longer story that we should talk about in a different time, but they did close [25:19] much of the oil traveling through the straight of Hummus. And the global demand for oil is a [25:24] very fixed graph. It doesn't change and fluctuate. They were able to successfully close off much of [25:30] the traffic of oil through the straight of Hummus till this day. Now, it did cost them. It is it did [25:36] damage them, but they were successful in that. And again, Iran doesn't need to win. Iran needs [25:41] to intimidate. Iran needs to scare. Iran needs to put fear and terrorize the neighbors sufficiently [25:47] where they are afraid to go against them, where they afraid to attack them. And I want to say [25:52] something also. The US has has been susceptible to that pressure. Because when you're going against [25:58] an adversary such as Iran, and it's clear at this point that they don't really care what [26:02] happens. You can bomb their coastal facilities, you can bomb their grid, you can eliminate their [26:08] leadership. They keep fighting. They don't care about the losses to their population. They don't [26:12] care about losses to their economy. They don't care about the long-term damage to their GDP, [26:18] etc. They're not interested. The IRGC, the the extremists that are at the helm of Iran, [26:24] they want to watch the world burn. They have a a a religious extremist ideology that is behind the [26:32] entire way they operate. And that dictates that informs the way they approach this entire equation [26:38] that we're looking at. And it's a very different way than the way we look at the world, a different [26:42] way than the way the United States looks at the world. And the actions that they're carrying [26:46] out speak for themselves. They don't need to win. They want to succeed in surviving. And they have. [26:53] And to top that off, they've also been successful in proving that they are willing to terrorize the [26:59] economy of the countries neighboring them again and again and again. And that is the equation [27:05] that the Trump White House needs to break and the Israeli Air Force needs to crack. Without being [27:10] able to do that, we continue almost indefinitely being in this ongoing cat and mouse game against [27:16] the Iranian extremist regime. So, thank you very much, Mati Shashani. That really helped [27:21] me better understand what we are facing. And to all of you, keep spreading the truth. What's the [27:26] first step? Hit the subscribe button. Check if you're subscribed to TBN Israel. Okay? Many of [27:31] you are watching and not subscribers yet. Let's change that. It will help us a lot. Also, look us [27:37] up on our social media accounts, Y Pinto and Mati Shashani. And also pray for the situation. Prayer [27:44] works. God is listening. A drone struck two gas vessels inside Egypt's Demeta port and started a [27:53] fire on the Americanowned Inagos winter which then spread to the Gastlong Salum. Egyptian authorities [28:03] confirmed a deliberate drone attack. No casualties were reported and the attacker has not been [28:12] identified. How did an unmanned aircraft reach one of the eastern Mediterranean's most important gas [28:20] terminals without being stopped? What do you think about this in the comments? Let me know. The MA is [28:28] a commercial energy hub near the Suez Canal. It's connected to Egypt's liqufied natural gas industry [28:34] and supply routes that serve Europe. Three launch routes are also being examined. Auti launch from [28:42] Yemen would require a flight exceeding 2,000 kilometers through monitored airspace. A launch [28:50] from Iraq would be shorter, but the drone would still cross Jordan, Syria, or another defended [28:57] corridor. So the most troubling possibility is a launch from the Mediterranean itself. A merchant [29:06] ship, fishing vessel, or contained civilian platform could carry a drone close to the Egyptian [29:14] coast launched below the normal radar picture and then disappear amongst ordinary maritime traffic. [29:23] That method would reduce the warning time and complicate the protection of Israeli gas [29:28] platforms, ports, desalination facilities, and also other plants and coastal power facilities. [29:36] So, the investigation has not established that Iran or one of its proxies carried out the attack. [29:44] However, the operation fits the pressure strategy that the revolutionary guards prepared during the [29:49] ceasefire. Senior crudes force officials used the pause to coordinate withaha with the Houthis and [29:58] the Shia militias in Iraq. Their objective was to create several controlled crisis if American [30:06] strikes resumed while avoiding one obvious attack that would automatically trigger a full-scale [30:12] retaliation. Thran supplies weapons, advisers, intelligence, training, and strategic direction. [30:21] Each organization retains enough independence to choose targets and preserve Iran's ability [30:26] to deny direct responsibility. Recent attacks follow that design. Missiles targeted American [30:34] forces in Jordan. Drones threatened Saudi oil infrastructure. Shipping faced pressure near Homus [30:42] and the Red Sea. that the Mitia strike carried that danger into the Mediterranean. Iran has also [30:50] tightened its influence over Hisbala's recovery. Revolutionary Guard commanders were reported [30:56] placed inside the organization's leadership and their structure after Israel eliminated senior [31:02] Hisbala figures and damaged its command systems. The Houthis remain important to this network, [31:10] but they are facing pressure inside Yemen. Government forces recently stopped an infiltration [31:17] attempt in the south and killed five Houthi attackers. The setback followed the killing [31:24] of the senior Houthi intelligence commander and one escort near the airport in Sana. The gunman [31:30] escaped. An organization claimed responsibility. These incidents do not prove that the movement [31:38] is collapsing. They show that its security system can be penetrated and that internal struggles over [31:44] command and resources may be increasing. Jordan is preparing for the next stage. Aman warned Baghdad [31:53] that any attack launched from Iraqi territory towards Jordan will receive an immediate military [31:59] response. American and also Saudi aircrafts recently struck command posts, weapons warehouses [32:06] and logistical sites connected to Iranbacked factions in Iraq, killing at least 25 fighters. [32:13] Local reports also placed Iranian advisers amongst the dead. Baghdad now faces a problem [32:19] that cannot be solved with a statement. Several militias are legally connected to Iraq's security [32:26] systems. Yet some maintain separate commanders, weapons, financing, and direct relations with the [32:34] revolutionary guards of Iran. So if Iraq cannot restrain them, then Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, [32:44] and Syria may strike inside the Iraqi territory. Iraq would then move from being a launch platform [32:52] to becoming the battlefield itself. And before we continue, I'm calling on you to help us share the [32:59] truth. You can do that by liking this report, sharing, and making a donation. Help us share [33:07] the truth of what's happening in this land with people around the world. Okay? Subscribe to TV [33:13] Israel on YouTube. But if you want more, you can get behind the scene looks, firsthand reportings, [33:21] and moments of faith, resilience, and hope from Israel by going to tbn.org/journeys/boots. [33:30] That's tbn.org/journeys/boots. [33:34] And you can also text the word boots to 316316 and receive direct updates from TBN Israel. When [33:42] Matina report from the ground, you are seeing this region through the eyes of people who [33:47] actually live here, experience these events and know what's happening and also feel it. So, thank [33:55] you so much for being with us and this campaign that Iran and the United States is increasing is [34:02] just reaching the infrastructure that cannot move and cannot hide. So, water utilities in at least [34:11] seven American states reported cyber intrusions that are affecting the operational systems. More [34:19] than 30 community systems were targeted in Minnesota, while Michigan later reported [34:24] incidents involving nine utilities. Investigators have not publicly identified the attackers. Iran [34:32] linked hackers remained a central possibility because federal agencies had already warned that [34:39] Iranian actors were exploiting internet connected industrial controllers used in water and also in [34:45] energy facilities. So these controllers known as PLC's they operate pumps, valves, pressure [34:54] systems and also chemical treatment equipment. Changing a password, erasing a configuration, [35:01] or disabling the automatic pressure control can force a facility to shut down or to move to a [35:08] manual operator. But the latest attacks caused limited disruptions, but authorities said that [35:14] the water remains safe. The incident demonstrates that the access is vulnerable. The security is [35:23] been able to be breached. This is not a proof of an attempt to contaminate the drinking water. It [35:29] just shows that the cyber warfare is ongoing. So, Israel's national cyber directorate says [35:36] that Iranian attacks target the Israeli sectors every single day, including the water system. [35:42] Israali teams are exchanging all the information with American partners and reviewing whether the [35:49] same methods could be repeated here. The concern is based on ex experience. In 2020, Iranian [35:58] attackers penetrated systems that are connected to these ready water and the sewage facilities. [36:04] One reported objective was manipulating chlorine levels which could have forced pumps to shut down. [36:11] In 2023, the revolutionary guards linked cyber AV Avengers. This is the group targeting American [36:19] facilities that used Israeli made controllers. So employees at one Pennsylvania facility move [36:28] to manual operations after automatic pressure controls were compromised. So for the Gulf States, [36:36] the danger is even more severe and direct because desalination supplies around 42% of the water in [36:42] the United Arab Emirates, roughly 70% in Saudi Arabia, 86% in Omad, and about 90% in Kuwait. [36:51] Water ports, gas terminals, and power stations therefore create pressure without requiring an [36:58] attack on a military base. damage can disrupt the daily life, weaken the public confidence, [37:03] and force governments to redirect the defensive resources. Another intelligence effort is [37:11] examining a darker possibility. Reports indicate that British American and also French officers [37:18] have tried to identify suspected Iranian chemical weapons storage sites, narrowing attention to four [37:24] possible locations. The concern centers on the nerve agents or other toxic compounds that could [37:33] could be carried by drones or transferred to a proxy. There's no public evidence of [37:39] an immediate chemical strike and the reported sites have not been independently confirmed. [37:47] Chemical delivery by drone is technically difficult because the material must disperse [37:53] at the correct altitude and remain concentrated despite wind and humidity. Even a limited [38:00] capability, however, would change the protective equipment. The medical readiness and the targeting [38:07] procedures all across the region. So, the United States military is also reconsidering [38:13] how to pressure Iran. And a senior intelligence official at the Central Command asked analysts for [38:21] creative and unconventional ideas after weeks of strikes that failed to produce a decisive [38:28] political breakthrough. The request does not mean that the Pentagon has selected a new operation. [38:36] It shows that air strikes have not solved the essential problem. Iran can lose radars, [38:42] missile facilities, and infrastructure while preserving critical assets underneath the ground. [38:48] The clearest example is the uranium buried at Isvahan. American intelligence assesses that Iran [38:56] may retain a narrow access route to approximately 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 9 to 60%. [39:05] The material is stored as uranium hexaf fluoride gas inside specialized cylinders reaching its [39:13] required excavations, radiation monitoring, secure transportation and protection from another strike. [39:22] American agencies say that they are continuously watching the complex and are confident that they [39:28] could detect an attempt to move the stockpile. Recent satellite imagery showed engineering [39:34] activity and also heavy equipment around the damaged tunnel entrances. This is although the [39:40] purpose remains uncertain. Seizing the material would be far more difficult than striking vehicles [39:47] that are leaving the site. Special forces would need to enter deep inside Iran, secure the area, [39:54] clear the damaged or the mine access points, and remove radioactive cargo under fire. [40:01] President Trump has rejected a large ground invasion for now. The deepest facilities [40:07] may survive even powerful conventional bombs, leaving Washington with monitoring, [40:12] negotiation, repeated strikes, or a limited ground operation. Inside Iran, the regime is [40:19] tightening control as external pressure grows. Authorities continue arresting and executing [40:26] people accused of assisting Israeli intelligence, photographing military locations, or transferring [40:32] wartime information. The executions punish alleged espionage and warn ordinary Iranians that sharing [40:39] images or locations can be treated as a capital wartime offense. The Gaza front is separate, [40:47] but it reflects the same dispute over enforcement. Israeli aircraft eliminated two Hamas commandos in [40:54] targeted strikes, including a Nbasel leader involved in the attack on Neo. A proposed [41:01] 15point road map would transfer civil and security authority to a new Palestinian administration, [41:08] remove heavy weapons, deploy an international stabilization force, and connect Israeli [41:13] withdrawal to verified disarmament. Israel says that withdrawal cannot advance faster than the [41:22] removal of weapons and military infrastructure. The central question is who verifies that kamas [41:29] no longer controlled armed units, tunnels, rockets or the ability to rebuild them. [41:36] The diplomatic window with Iran is open. But the drone over the matia, [41:42] the cyber intrusions into water systems, militia threats from Iraq and uranium beneath the Isfan [41:49] facility show how many separate triggers could close it? And will the negotiations restrain the [41:56] revolutionary guards? 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