Erick Stakelbeck: Special Report - Israel At War

June 14, 2025 | S E | 61:36

Erick Stakelbeck breaks down the latest in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict with expert analysis and biblical perspectives from Joel Rosenberg, Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, and Yair Pinto.

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| Erick Stakelbeck: Special Report - Israel At War | June 14, 2025

You are looking right now at a middle east that has changed
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Literally overnight,
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As its stunning
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Historic military operation against iran continues.
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Israel is now the region's undisputed superpower.
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Israel launched operation rising lion, the goal
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And iran's regime, well, the world's number one state
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Sponsor of terrorism devoted to the destruction
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Of both israel and america, may finally be on its last legs
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After decades of spreading chaos and destruction.
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I'm eric stackelberg, and this is a tbn special report.
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Israel at war.
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Here is the state of play
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At this moment as israel and iran trade
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Heavy blows in the early morning hours of friday, june 13th.
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To eliminate iran's nuclear weapons program
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And cripple its military capabilities.
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Over the past
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48 hours, israel
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Has already made incredible strides on both counts.
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Iran's nuclear facility in natanz has been destroyed,
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And other iranian nuclear sites in places like isfahan
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Are also being pounded.
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As israeli fighter jets work
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Around the clock to take out what is an existential
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Threat to the world's one and only jewish state.
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In the meantime, israel has also eliminated no less
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Than 20 top iranian military commanders,
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Not to mention at least nine iranian scientists
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Who were leading the regime's efforts
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To develop nuclear weapons, which had reached a fever pitch
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In recent months.
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Earlier today, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said
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The israeli air force now controls the skies above tehran
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And that its target list is likely to expand.
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A main goal for israel now is to stop the iranian
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Ballistic missile barrages that have pounded tel aviv and left
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At least three israelis dead and some 200 more wounded.
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Israel is vowing to destroy iran's ballistic missile
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Stockpiles and, of course, its nuclear sites.
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And netanyahu said today
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That the campaign has been very successful thus far.
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The israeli attack took iran's regime completely by surprise.
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And while it has retaliated with those missile
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Barrages on tel aviv that i mentioned,
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Officials in the israel defense forces say they're just
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Getting started in this massive operation against iran.
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It could last days or even weeks.
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President trump is pledging his full support for israel,
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And by the time the dust settles,
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We could be looking at a new middle east
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With prophetic chess pieces, moving all over the board.
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Over the next hour, we'll be joined
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Live by guests in washington, d.c.
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And israel to break down what's happening now.
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What comes next?
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Why it matters to you and how we can pray.
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Yair pinto, is standing by. yeah. thanks for joining us, my
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We begin in jerusalem, where our tbn israel
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Correspondent, yaya pinto is standing by your.
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Friend. and what a day for you, your family, for every israeli
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Thanks so much for joining us.
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In the world's one and only jewish state. give us an idea.
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Yeah. at this, in the wee hours now of the morning of the
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Situation on the ground in israel.
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>> well, eric, everything seems quiet now.
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Ago i was rushed again. i think for the sixth time in the past
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24 hours with my family, including three children, wife,
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Parents in law, going down into the bomb shelter and staying
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There for 20 minutes until we get the okay that the iranian
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Missile strikes stopped coming into israel. and as we are in
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The bomb shelter, we hear the explosions in the skies in
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Jerusalem. so this is the situation for the past 24 hours
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Here in israel. but beyond what it sounds like, scary and
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Frightening. i think that the people of israel are very, very
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Proud to be part of the idf, to have an amazing intelligence
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Capabilities, to be able to strike so precisely against the
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Iranian nuclear facilities. leadership of the military of
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The islamic republic in iran. and personally, i'm really proud
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To be part of the idf and of israel because we carried a
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Strategic surgical strike targeting only the military
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Facilities and the military leaders and not wiping out
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Entire neighborhoodsiran, which israel has the capability
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Of doing. but israel has a moral of. obligation to not attack
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Civilians in this conflict. and this obligation has been carried
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Out by the idf since day one. in this war, when we're operating
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In gaza, in lebanon, in syria, against the houthis in yemen,
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And also now against iran. so the situation is not easy. but
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Israel here is strong and the people are happy in this
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Position.
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>> this is a very key point that you make because iran today
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Intentionally targeted civilians in tel aviv. israel does not do
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That. hey, you've been talking about this looming war between
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Israel and iran for months on your great tbn show, boots on
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The ground. you can see it here on tbn every thursday night,
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9:30 p.m. eastern time. but yeah, this was not only
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Inevitable. you and i have talked about this a bunch. this
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Was coming. we knew for months we didn't know when, we knew
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It was inevitable because at the end of the day, iran refused to
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Give up its nuclear weapons program. it seems to me israel
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Had no choice but to act.
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>> yes, definitely. eric and israel was waiting for an
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Agreement to materialize in the last couple of weeks and even 60
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Days. but throughout this entire time, israel was preparing, it
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Was testing our capabilities against the houthis in yemen,
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Which is approximately the same distance from israel as iran is.
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And israel prepared in the back end, all the secret operations
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Together with the mossad, which is something out of a james bond
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Movie that israel pulled off in importing drones into the heart
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Of iran and then using them against the defensive systems of
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The islamic republic of iran, which is the reason why it took
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The iranians some 17 hours to launch a retaliatory strike
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Against israel after the initial israeli airstrikes against iran.
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So israel is still at this moment, conducting operations in
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Iran in order to destroy and cripple their military
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Capabilities, as well as their nuclear ability to threaten
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Israel and the west at large.
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>> yeah, israel is doing the world a favor here. yeah, it
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Goes without saying. you've been involved, obviously, in military
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Operations. as a member of the idf reserves, you served in
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Gaza, of course. where could this be heading? tough to say.
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The idf has said, hey, maybe days, maybe weeks. this will
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Continue. what do you think the end game is for? israel? is the
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End game here the complete dismantlement of iran's nuclear
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Program? is that possible? is that where we're heading?
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>> so i think that israel now is crippling the islamic republic
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And the ayatollah regime by taking out the senior leadership
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Of this organization. what i hope and i believe that this is
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Also the plan of the decision makers in israel, is that the
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People of iran will rise up and find better leadership than the
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Ayatollah regime that is using all the money, all the resources
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Of this country in order to sow fear, to invest in terrorism all
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Across the middle east, instead of developing the people of iran
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Themselves. guys, it's important to understand that israel is not
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At war with the iranian people. i love the iranian people. i
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Pray for the iranian people. but when we pray for the iranian
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People, we need to pray for them to have better leadership than
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What they have. and i think that this is the plan in this
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Situation to weaken the regime of the ayatollahs so that the
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Iranian people can ris and form a better reality on the
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Ground from within. so this is, i think, should be our prayer
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For this situation regarding iran.
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>> great points all around, my friend. the iranian people i've
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Been saying are the main victims of this regime. they have a
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Unique opportunity here. we'll see what happens. yeah, you'll
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Be back later in the show. thank you, my friend. stay safe. god
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Secondly, for our viewers, could you remind everyone watching
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Right now why this operation against iran is absolutely
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Necessary not only for israel, but for the entire free world.
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>> iran belongs to an axis of anti-americanism led by russia
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And china, joined by north korea. venezuela iran is a major
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Player in this axis. this is an axis which is committed to
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Diminishing american influence in the world, diminishing
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American power, and really diminishing western
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Civilization. they are opposed fundamentally to the idea of a
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Judeo-christian civilization, which is powerful. so the
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Acquiring of nuclear weapons for iran is important to them in
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Order to advance this goal of anti-americanism. but the focal
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Point of iran in this approach to the west is israel. the first
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Step in diminishing western influences is to destroy the
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State of israel. this is something they've been committed
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To for many years. this is actually a doctrine. this is not
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The iranian people. it's the iranian government. this is a
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Cult, a an apocalyptic death cult that is actually
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Orchestrated, a plan to eliminate the state of israel
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Through ballistic missiles and through a nuclear weapon.
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>> yeah. important point there, ambassador. look, israel and
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That iranian ideology is the little satan. they refer to
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America as the great satan. speaking of which, this has been
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A long march for the iranian regime towards the bomb. but it
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Seems in the past few months it became more of a sprint. and
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Israel, according to prime minister netanyahu, was very
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Concerned that perhaps iran was reaching the stretch run of
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Acquiring the bomb. can you tell us more about that? how close
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They were?
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>> yeah, well, that's a great question, eric. you know, people
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Ask why specifically now, last night did we commence with this
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Operation against iran? well, first of all, you know, the
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President sent a letter 61 days ago and warning the supreme
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Leader of iran to give up on his race to a nuclear weapon. within
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60 days, they negotiated in good faith, the special envoy to the
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Middle east, steve witkoff, negotiated in good faith. but
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The iranians were, unsurprisingly, not negotiating
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In good faith. so just yesterday, the iaea, the
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International atomic energy association, issued a damning
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Report against iran, basically vindicating everything that our
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Prime minister has been saying for 15 years. they're racing to
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A nuclear bomb. so we had the iaea report, we had the 60 days
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Gone by, and we most importantly have intel, very hard intel,
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Which shows that iran was on the verge of racing forward to full
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Enrichment, meaning 90% enrichment and the weaponization
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Of that enrichment, meaning that within days or weeks they would
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Have a nuclear bomb. we could not wait any longer for this.
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For us, this is an existential question. this is one
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Survival. you know, just let me add this, eric. you know, 80.
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Years ago, 90 years ago, there was a man in europe who said
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That he was going to destroy the jews. and there were there were
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Good people who tried to eliminate him. you know, there
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Was a carpenter in 1939 who put a bomb in a, in a, in a in a
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Living room pillar against adolf hitler. and he just passed by it
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A little too early, and he wasn't eliminated. and he went
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On to annihilate a third of the jewish people and create a
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Second world war, which took the lives of 65 million people.
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Today we have a new hitler in the image of khamenei, who
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Openly says repeatedly, he's going to destroy the state of
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Israel and all the jews. so we now as opposed to 1939, we now
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Have state, we have an army, we have a very powerful air force.
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We have an ingenious mossad. and we're not going to let what
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Happened 80 years ago happen again.
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>> ambassador. so well said. this is this iranian regime is a
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Modern day nazi like death cult, without a doubt. and if the 20th
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Century, the century of hitler taught us anything, it's that
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When evil men tell you they want to kill you, you should believe
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Them. and i see the images today of iranian ballistic missiles
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Falling on tel aviv. just imagine if those missiles were
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Nuclear tipped. that was the end game for the regime. hey, you
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Guards corps, eliminated and many more. can you talk about
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Ambassador, the effectiveness and historic stunning operation
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Carried out here by the idf that has left iran surprised and
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Reeling?
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>> well, you're absolutely right. i'll tell you this.
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Everybody remembers the beeper operation. just a some months
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Ago, and ukraine's operation in russia just a few weeks ago.
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I'll tell you when the dust settles on this operation, what
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The israeli air force and mossad did in tehran last night, those
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Two operations are going to pale in significance to the genius
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And the courage that was brought to bear last night in tehran.
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Look, these people are bad actors. the commanders of the
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Irgc are not only operating to harm america's friends around
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The world. these people are are brutally terrorizing their own
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People. we're talking about tens of thousands of people being
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Kept in prisons where they're tortured, where basic freedoms
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Are prevented. so, you know, these people are bad actors. and
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Have been inundated. i've personally been inundated with
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Members of the iranian opposition who don't know how to
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Say thank you. i mean, just they're so effusive in their in
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Their in their appreciation for what we've done because they see
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A vista opening up a vista of hope, opening up so that iran
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Can once again be a thriving civilization, as it once was
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Before these crazies took over the government.
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>> amen. it is a new day, ambassador. thanks once again to
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The bold actions of israel. ambassador, keep up the great
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Work. thanks for all you're doing. god bless you. we will
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See you again soon. ambassador yechiel leiter, thank you.
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>> thank you eric. all the best.
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>> let's get some perspective here. from an iranian native.
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Reza safir was born and raised in iran. he now heads up tbn.tv
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Najat where he beams christian programing via satellite into
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Iran, one of the most forbidden places for the gospel on earth.
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But reza, we'll talk about this in a minute. seems like a major
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Opening for the gospel right now. perhaps in iran, where the
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Christian population is growing by leaps and bounds. but hey,
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First things first. what's your reaction to this, to the israeli
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Operation and this ongoing? it looks like a war is breaking out
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Here in iran right now.
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>> eric, it's good to be with you. and it's a sad day. in
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Reality, we are so saddened about what's happening between
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Iran and israel. but this has been going on forever for a
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While. and i believe that what we are witnessing today is not
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Just another military escalation. it's really a
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Defining moment in the conflict between the isc regime of
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Iran and the state of israel. and i believe this was an act of
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War on behalf of israel. this was preemptive necessity,
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Because what would happen if iran became a nuclear power? as
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We all know, iran repeatedly have called for the destruction
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Of the nation of israel and the jewish people. and so a nuclear
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Armed iran would pose an existential, existential threat
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To israel. and i believe in a sense, this was needed to be
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Done. but do not be mistaken. iran will come back and will
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Rebuild, will escalate and will retaliate because this is how
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The mentality of the islamic regime is. now. remember, for
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The past four decades, iran, the republic of islamic iran, has
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Proven that it's not merely a regional adversary to israel,
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But a global exporter of terror. you know, by supporting all
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These ideologies and supporting all these terrorist groups,
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Hezbollah and hamas and so on and so forth, their plan is
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Strengthening that ideology, and that ideology is greater than
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What israel has hurt him today. i believe, and i and i've said
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This before, that the change of regime in iran is necessary for
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A peaceful middle east. and i think israel today has that
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Possibility. iran has become weakened through its proxies as
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Well as through his military. i think israel needs to think
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About a change of regime in iran will bring peace to the middle
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East because all the arab nations, saudi arabia and all
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These gulf nations that haanimoe
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More turning toward moderation. the only force that exists in
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The middle east and reality in in the entire world that is
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Spreading that ideology of mohammed, seventh century
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Muhammad against jews and that that force is iran. it's the
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Regime in iran. and the thing is, thank god for this, that
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Majority of the people in iran, i can say 80 to 90% of the
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Iranian people are celebrating today because of what israel has
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Mean, people are just craving for freedom in that land. and i
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Ththis is a great chance for israel to do something about it.
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>> yeah. no doubt. that's a great points all around. could
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You imagine a democratic regime in iran right now? hey, you're
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Talking, as you said to people on the ground, it is your home
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Nation. you live in the us, of course, right now, but you've
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Worked extensively in iran with tbn. najat, of course, i think a
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Key distinction here. reza, you've got the iranian regime,
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The iranian government, which is evil, which is wicked. then
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You've got the iranian people. i think for our viewers, that's a
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Key distinction. you mentioned 8,090% support these israeli
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Strikes. tell us a bit more about the iranian people and how
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That's something entirely different from the regime. the
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People, by the way, have been the main victims of this regime
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For the past 46 years.
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>> you know, the iranian people, they they come from a long
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Culture. and, you know, if you study, you see, in iran, we have
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More educated people and college educated, especially among
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Women, than any other nation in the middle east. so you're
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Talking about a group of people that are like, i don't know,
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Number 15 user of the internet and facebook and instagram. so
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You're talking about a generation of young people
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Because a lot of the elderly generation, generation passed in
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The war between iran and iraq, a young generation that desire
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What they see on facebook and tiktok and instagram. and for
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The past 43 years, they have been oppressed by a tyrannical
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System and regime that are trying to impose the laws of the
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Seventh century arabia. in a culture that fought against the
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Arabs and the muslims for years. and so the people, the majority
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Of people. and thank god for the word of god through tbn that was
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Broadcasted for the past 15 years in iran. and millions of
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People have converted to the faith of christ. and these
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People love freedom. i mean, the majority of people do, even
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Those who are secular may remind you of that. the majority of
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People have turned away from the islamic faith. you know, i saw a
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Video of we have a river north of tehran, and there's a huge
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Dam in the city of karachi, and somebody had filmed by the side
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Of this river. there were tens of thousands of qurans that
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People had dumped into the river. i mean, this is
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Absolutely unheard of in the 1500 years of the history of the
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Islamic faith, that a group of radical people that brought a
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The most radical revolution of the of this century now are
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Rejecting that faith. why? because they tasted the reality
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Of a religion that is oppressive and they don't want it. and so
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The gates are open in iran for freedom, for democracy. you
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Would not believe how many believers in iran on a daily
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Basis pray for israel more than they pray for iran. and it is
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Absolutely incredible what god has done in just such a short
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Time in that country.
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>> yeah, we are in bible times. and reza, can you give us a
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Quick prayer? close us out with a quick 22nd prayer for the
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People of iran right now.
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>> father, in the name of jesus, we pray for the peace of
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Jerusalem. we pray for israel as well as for iran and for the
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People of iran that are today are in fear of destruction. lord
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God, we pray that you open the door of freedom for this land,
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Especially freedom of their spirits, that the gospel may go
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Forth and bring hope and salvation and healing to a
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Nation that is broken. for the past 43 years. in jesus name we
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Pray and we give you all the glory. amen.
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>> amen. reza, keep up your great work at tbn, my friend.
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God bless. we'll talk to you again soon. reza and prime
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Minister benjamin netanyahu. it's called operation rising
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Lion, folks. he broke down. why? israel is doing what it's doing
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Right now against iran earlier today. take a look.
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>> tonight, i wish to speak to you, the proud people of iran.
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We're in the midst of one of the greatest military operations in
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History, operation rising lion, the islamic regime which has
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Oppressed you for nearly 50 years, threatens to destroy my
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Country, the state of israel. the objective of israel's
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Military operation is to remove this threat. both the nuclear
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Threat and the ballistic missile threat to israel. and as we
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Achieve our objectives, we're also clearing the path for you
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To achieve your objective, which is freedom. in the past 24
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Hours, we've taken out top military commanders, senior
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Nuclear scientists, the islamic regime's most significant
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Enrichment facility, and a large portion of its ballistic missile
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Arsenal. more is on the way. the regime doesn't know what hit
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Them. they don't know what will hit them. the nation of iran and
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The nation of israel have been true friends since the days of
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Cyrus the great, and the time has come for you to unite around
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Your flag and your historic legacy by standing up for your
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Freedom from an evil and oppressive regime. it has never
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Been weaker. this is your opportunity to stand up and let
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Your voices be heard. woman, life. freedom. zan. zendegi.
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Azadi. as i said yesterday and many times before, israel's
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Fight is not with you. it's not with you. the brave people of
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Iran, whom we respect and admire. our fight is with our
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Common enemy, a murderous regime that oppresses you and
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Impoverishes you brave people of iran, your light will defeat the
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Darkness. i'm with you. the people of israel are with you.
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>> very well said by the prime minister. and folks, consider
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This before 1979, when this current iranian regime took
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Power, israel and iran were close allies. imagine that. not
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Only that, iran and the united states were also allies. god
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Willing. could we see that once again? we may be on the verge,
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Certainly, of a new middle east? well, tonight we caught up with
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Our good friend franklin graham, whose organization, samaritan's
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Purse has been helping in israel on the ground since the october
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7th attacks. he was just in jerusalem last week to dedicate
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One of the 42 armored ambulances that samaritan's purse is
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Donating to israel. here's his reaction to the situation on the
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Ground in israel.
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>> israel has been forced into this situation. they were
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Attacked by hamas, which was controlled by iran. they had
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Been attacked in the north by hezbollah, which is controlled
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By iran. and iran has been using the houthis to fire missiles
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Almost every day toward israel. and they are controlled by iran.
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So israel has had no choice but to defend itself. and the bible
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Is very clear that we should pray for the peace of jerusalem.
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Our god chose the jews out of all the nations of the world. of
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All the people groups he chose the jewish people, and i think
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The bible has told us to pray. we should pray. and that's what
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I'm doing. i'm praying for peace for the middle east. and that is
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Something that all of us who believe in the lord jesus christ
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And trust him, we should be praying for the peace of
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Jerusalem right now. there are many israelis that are under the
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Threat. iran has said if they get it, that the jewish people
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Should be erased from the face of the earth, if they get an
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Atomic weapon, that's exactly what they will do. so my prayer
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Is also that israel will be successful in defeating its
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Enemies, and that then the peace would come.
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>> our good friend, reverend franklin graham, on the ground
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In jerusalem with that great report, doing great work in
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Israel with samaritan's purse folks. you see tel aviv there.
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Momentous times in the middle east. in the past, 24 hours have
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Fighting a war on several fronts at once. and yet israel not only
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Survives, israel thrives against all odds. why? hey, the idf is
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Incredible, but only god, the god of israel, the god of
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Abraham, isaac and jacob. he neither slumbers nor sleeps. our
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Good friend yael eckstein knows that very well. she joined us
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Earlier from israel with a breakdown of the situation. take
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A look.
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>> shalom. from here in america i have been turned around. i was
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On my flight on the way back to israel. we were around halfway
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There when all of israel's airspace was closed and the
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Flight was turned around back to america. and so my family, my
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Four children, my husband are in their bomb shelter in israel.
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I'm here in america, and i'm just praying, praying, praying
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That i'll be able to get home soon. but i'm watching the
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Events unfold from here. and i'm saying, lord, you have your
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Plan. you are in charge of the world. you bless your people
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With peace. and that's what we're seeing. hashem. hashem,
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Shalom. lord blesses his nation with strength and he blesses his
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Nation with peace. this is the ultimate peace through strength.
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And so this is a war of good versus evil. this is a war of
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Those who sanctify life versus those who chase and worship
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Death. and what israel is doing right now is nothing short of
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David versus goliath. tiny israel the size of new jersey,
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Taking out the nuclear reactors across iran, which is huge, more
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Than ten times the size of israel, many more. and so, so
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Far, god has blessed this mission. this is something that
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I believe the jewish people after the holocaust, after
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October 7th, had a responsibility to do that. when
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Someone calls for the jewish people's destruction, we have to
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Take it seriously, especially when they're building nuclear
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Weapons. and all of the intelligence, including from the
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Un special atomic agency. they said that they were maybe just
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Days away from a nuclear weapon and the ability to produce one.
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And so when there's a country that's saying death to america,
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Death to israel, calling israel, we're going to wipe you off the
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Map. and then they are setting up proxies all over the middle
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East, terror proxies in order to do that. and they're developing
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Nuclear weapons. there's a point where, despite all the risks,
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You have to take those risks in order to thrive, in order to
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Have peace so that the values of god and the sanctity of life can
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Grow and prosper and flourish. this is a day that i believe
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Will go down in history, and a day that will really save all of
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Us. i'm here in america, in israel, from what could have
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Been one of the worst destructions of the west at the
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Hands of islamic iran. and i just think of the verse hashem,
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Hashem, shalom, lord blesses his people with strength, his nation
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With strength. he blesses his nation with peace. amen.
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>> our good friend yael eckstein folks. she heads up the
00:31:29.610 --> 00:31:32.213
International fellowship of christians and jews, a great
00:31:32.213 --> 00:31:34.349
Organization that we partner with here on tbn. well, as gail
00:31:34.349 --> 00:31:37.585
Mentioned, she actually was in america. her flight to israel
00:31:37.585 --> 00:31:41.122
Was canceled as things unfold. but our good friend bishop
00:31:41.122 --> 00:31:45.259
Robert stearns is very much in israel. he joined us earlier
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From jerusalem and broke down how, at the end of the day, this
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Is a spiritual battle. take a look and we are joined now by
00:31:52.934 --> 00:31:57.505
Our good friend bishop robert stearns, founder and president
00:31:57.505 --> 00:31:59.841
Of eagles wings ministries. robert, you're in jerusalem
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Right now. you spent a chunk of the day dodging missiles, quite
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Literally. iranian missiles set the scene for us right now. what
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It's like on the ground in the land of israel as this iranian
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Onslaught continues.
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>> well, it's good to see you and good to be with you, eric.
00:32:16.391 --> 00:32:19.761
You know, it's a little surreal for me because the hotel room
00:32:19.761 --> 00:32:22.463
That i'm in right now is the exact hotel room that i was in
00:32:22.463 --> 00:32:28.970
On october the 7th, when the alarms went off and the war
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Began. and so, of course, last night these alarms went off
00:32:33.141 --> 00:32:35.743
Again. eagles wings had finished. i finished leading a
00:32:35.743 --> 00:32:38.312
Mission of 46 pastors on our solidarity mission, and it got
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Them to the airport at midnight. and then at 330 this morning,
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The alarms went off. and we've been in the bomb shelter all
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Day. there's a mixture of feeling here on the ground. i
00:32:50.558 --> 00:32:54.796
Think there's a tremendous sense that the idf pulled off one of
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The most stunning military operations, probably in all of
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Military history. i mean, what the idf did was absolutely
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Amazing. and i'm sure you're unpacking that for your
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Listeners and your viewers. but then now we're enduring the
00:33:13.247 --> 00:33:17.852
Retaliatory strikes from iran. and of course, we saw earlier
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Very first time in all the times i've been here, i saw rockets
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Outside of my window here in jerusalem. i've never seen that
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Before, but i saw five rockets come directly over jerusalem,
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One of them really not far from my hotel. they did seem to be
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Taken out by the iron dome, so the mood is a combination of a
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Sense of real victory at this incredible idf operation. and
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Yet people holding their breath in terms of the retaliation now
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From iran.
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>> yeah. and it seems this operation will be ongoing,
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Robert, on israel's part, i've heard reports that may last
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Maybe even two weeks as israel dismantles this evil regime's
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Military and nuclear capabilities. do you sense we
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See maybe a window here, a new middle east taking shape, the
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Iranian regime, the main source of all the terror and mayhem in
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The region over the past 46 years, finally on its heels and
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Maybe dealt a decisive blow. these could be when the dust
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Settles, exciting times in the world's most volatile and
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Chaotic region.
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>> well, listen, i mean, the phrase that's being used, you
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Know, we use a lot of times the head of the snake, the phrase
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That's being used here is the head of the octopus, because
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Iran, as you've educated all of us, eric, you know it. it has
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These proxies, whether it's the houthis in yemen, hezbollah in
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Lebanon, hamas in gaza, or the useful idiots on the campus of
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Places like columbia and harvard and other places that simply are
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Either willfully blind or just utterly ignorant to the reality
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Of what we're facing here. this is israel is fighting for the
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Future of western civilization and all of humanity. this is not
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A middle eastern war. this is not an israeli war. this is not
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An arab jewish war. this is a war of good versus evil. this is
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A war of morality versus. enforced sharia. this is a war
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Of modernity versus barbarism. that's the reality of it. and
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Israel is doing the world a favor by being on the front
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Lines of this war. and of course, israel has no choice,
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Because, as golda meir famously said, she said, we have a great
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Advantage in war. we have nowhere else to go. in other
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Words, israel's not going to back down. there's nowhere else
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For the jews to go. and so israel is leading the way in a
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Fight for western civilization. and right now, the call for
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Americans and for christians globally is to stand up loudly,
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Clearly on social media, at work, at the dinner table in
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Your church. it is time to stand up loudly and clearly and
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Declare your support for the state of israel and for the
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Jewish community.
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>> amen. bishop robert stearns, you have been in the trenches
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Fighting on the front lines for israel for years, and you're
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Literally there right now in jerusalem as the rockets are
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Falling. we are praying for you. we're praying for everyone in
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Israel right now. bishop robert stearns, thank you so much. stay
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Safe, my friend. we'll see you again soon. god bless.
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>> god bless you. as long from jerusalem.
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>> if you are just joining us, you may be wondering what's
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Going on. missiles falling on israel, iran's nuclear
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Facilities being attacked, the middle east on fire. yes, to all
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Of the above. in case you've missed it, our good friend, tbn
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Israel correspondent pinto did a great on the ground report
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Breaking down the state of play in the world's most chaotic
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Region right now. take a look.
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>> this morning, the skies over iran lit up like a battlefield
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In the largest and most precise israeli airstrike in history.
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Hundreds of fighter jets launched wave after wave of
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Attacks deep inside iranian territory, crippling nuclear
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Facilities, destroying missile infrastructure and eliminating
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The top of the iranian military leadership. this was operation
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Am avi, meaning a nation with the courage of a lion, and amir
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Pinto, bringing you the full story step by step. at exactly
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3:02 a.m, israel launched the first wave of strikes f-35
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Stealth jets struck the iranian general staff headquarters in
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Central tehran, including the main intelligence command
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Center. just minutes later, at 307. the second wave targeted
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Iran's most sensitive nuclear assets natanz, arak, parkin and
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The nuclear sites, along with long range missile facilities.
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Then came the third wave at 3:15 a.m, which focused on dozens of
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Senior officers and military command targets across.
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Kermanshah and tabriz. parallel to that, supporting squadrons
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Struck additional uranium enrichment sites spread
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Throughout iran. the fourth wave, which began at 322, was
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The deadliest. precision bombs collapsed. a deep command bunker
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In tehran, terminating hossein salami, the commander of the
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Revolutionary guards. mohammad hossein bagheri, iran's chief of
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Staff. gholam ali rashid, the emergency warfare commander. ali
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Shamkhani, the nuclear program chief and advisor to the supreme
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Leader, along with three senior nuclear scientists. at 330 in
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The fifth wave, electronic warfare aircraft jammed iran's
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Radar systems while f-16s eliminated o30 air defense
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Batteries and missile launchers. wave six began at 3:42 a.m,
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Striking drone production facilities and shahab uav launch
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Zones. and finally, at 355, mossad led teams detonated
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Hidden explosives inside uranium storage tunnels, destroying
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Iran's enriched materials. in total, 200 aircraft, 330
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Precision guided munitions, over i'm your announcer targets and
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One strategic message. israeli intelligence confirmed that iran
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Had enriched enough uranium for 15 nuclear bombs. according to
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The idf, tehran was planning a full scale coordinated attack
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Using hamas, hezbollah and its own forces to launch precision
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Fire and even a ground invasion of israel. israel had no choice,
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As prime minister benjamin netanyahu declared, if we do not
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Act now, we will not be here later. never again. that moment
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Is now. within an hour, iran launched over i'm your announcer
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Attack drones at ilan, and the idf began intercepting them
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Beyond israeli borders. iron dome, arrow and david's sling
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Systems were activated, and jordan even confirmed its air
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Force had downed iranian drones entering its airspace. in
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Response to the threat, israel closed its airspace, canceled
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Schools, and instructed all civilians to remain close to
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Protected areas. a state of emergency was declared across
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The entire country. in washington, president donald
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Trump stated, we were briefed in advance. no surprises. the
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United states was not involved, but we will defend israel if
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Iran chooses to retaliate. in tehran, the foreign minister
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Claimed that the attack violated international law and invoked
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Article 51 of the united nations charter,ling the strike an
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Act of war. the iranian defense minister added and i'm quoting
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Our forces are prepared for years of war. this is not just
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Another round of fighting. this is a strategic shift, one that
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Israel initiated to prevent annihilation and secure its
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Future. the idf calls this a preemptive strike. iran calls it
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War. the next hours will tell us how far this will go. so we will
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Keep you updated, and we ask you to join us in prayer for the
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Peace of jerusalem. i'm yair pinto, and this is your full
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Report on operation amk levi and the israel-iran conflict.
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Safe. great to see you and wow, you and i have been talking
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About this for years, both behind the camera and on camera.
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Joel. now the moment is here. the moment of reckoning has
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Arrived. just what are your initial thoughts to what you're
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Seeing unfold right now?
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>> well, eric, it's great to be with you. and you're right.
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Prime minister netanyahu has been preparing for planning for
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Warning about and steeling himself for a preemptive,
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Massive military strike against iran since he came to power.
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Maybe not the first time, but certainly the second time in
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2009. in 2012, he almost launched this exact type of
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Attack with his rival ehud barak, who had become his
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Defense minister. very interesting. two rivals working
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Together. they wanted to attack iran 13 years ago, and president
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Obama and then vice president joe biden said, no, absolutely
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Not. and now here we are. this is a moment in which netanyahu i
00:43:16.784 --> 00:43:21.188
Think, look, i think this is the most miraculous and sweepingly
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Successful attack on the iranian regime in history. like nobody's
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Ever done it. americans haven't done it. the arabs haven't done
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It. no other israeli prime minister has done it. obama told
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Netanyahu not to do it. biden told netanyahu not to do it.
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Just last year, even president trump told netanyahu not to do
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It several weeks ago. but i do believe there was a deal struck
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Because this is a key point, eric, and maybe you've made it
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Earlier in the show. so i apologize if i'm recapping, but
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You'll recall that on april 12th, president trump made an
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Ultimatum to iran's leadership. make a deal with me or you, or
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There will be hell to pay. trump's words, not mine. 60 days
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Went by, the iranians came to the table, but they did not make
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A deal. the iranian iranian supreme leader, ali khamenei,
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Just a few days ago, said he rejected all the american
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Offers. so when was the 60th day of the ultimatum? that was
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Wednesday, june 11th. so on june, thursday, june 12th, i
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Believe that trump told bibi. okay, i gave them 60 days. i
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Tried in earnest to make a deal. they rejected it. you've got the
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Green light, i believe on june 12th, netanyahu made the order
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And it was the morning of friday, the 13th of all days,
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That that the attack began. and it's so far it's going very,
00:45:01.221 --> 00:45:05.325
Very well. but i don't think we're out of the woods yet.
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>> yeah. joel, what do you see? and great point, by the
00:45:08.128 --> 00:45:10.898
Way, by about president trump. he kept his word. he
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Said, look, you've got about two months, 60 days past
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Iran didn't give up that uranium enrichment program.n
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Uranium enrichment program.d uranium enrichment program.d
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Now we have what we have right now. and where do you think this
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Is heading, joel? tough to see obviously in the future of
00:45:21.942 --> 00:45:24.912
Course. but it seems that israel is just getting started. this
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May last days, even weeks, according to some israeli
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Officials. how do you see this playing out?
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>> i think israel is heading to become the dominant superpower
00:45:34.688 --> 00:45:39.326
In the region. look, this is the last you know, this is the last
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Empire to fall here. the iranian regime. this is the crown jewel
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Of the you know, this is the head of the octopus, the head of
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The snake. this is, you know, the mother of all terror states.
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And israel has already destroyed hezbollah in lebanon. we're
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Nearly done with hamas in gaza. and we've done tremendous
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Damage, as has president trump to the houthis in yemen. but
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This is the key. and it's interesting, just on the
00:46:08.155 --> 00:46:11.091
Rosenberg report on thursday night, ironically, or i don't
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Know, maybe it's not ironic, but i had an exclusive interview
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With naftali bennett, the former prime minister, the former
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Defense minister of israel, who's netanyahu's chief rival.
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Right. he's bennett is leading in all the polls here to replace
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Netanyahu. and on my show, bennett was pushing and saying,
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Why hasn't bibi given the knockout blow to the iranian
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Regime, the nuclear sites, the ballistic missile sites, the
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Military leadership? and it was very interesting because just
00:46:41.255 --> 00:46:43.724
After my show ended, the attack began. now we had published
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Advance excerpts from the interview on all israel news.
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But my point is, this is what bibi has talked about. he's
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Prepared for, and now he's in the middle of doing it. and i
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Don't see i think it could get messy. don't get me wrong, iran
00:47:00.073 --> 00:47:03.877
Might have tricks up their sleeves. we have to expect that
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We're getting hit hard right now. there are direct hits in in
00:47:07.547 --> 00:47:10.884
Tel aviv as you're showing. in fact, the first israeli citizen,
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A woman, has just died. there are injuries, about i'm your
00:47:16.023 --> 00:47:19.993
Announcer of them or so. but but when the smoke clears, iran will
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Not have a regime. or at least they won't have a terror regime.
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They might still have a regime. we'll see. but israel is going
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To emerge from this in the dominant position militarily, in
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The region politically. and i believe economically, i think
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That in riyadh, the saudis are cheering inside the palace. i
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Think in the united arab emirates, they are cheering.
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They don't want to say it publicly yet. but but netanyahu
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Is doing what literally no other world leader, including any
00:47:53.160 --> 00:47:55.228
American leader and any israeli leader, would ever have the
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Courage to do. he's taking the fight directly to iran. and
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Israel is winning.
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>> yeah, it's a new day, joel. great breakdown, my friend from
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Jerusalem. we'll be hearing from you a bunch in the days to come
00:48:08.809 --> 00:48:11.878
On all of this. joel. stay safe, my friend. god bless you. we'll
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See you again soon. and we're joined now by one of the world's
00:48:14.982 --> 00:48:18.819
Top experts on the middle east. doctor walid phares has called
00:48:18.819 --> 00:48:23.056
This for years that the iranian head of the snake was ultimately
00:48:23.056 --> 00:48:26.793
The purveyor of all the terror in the region. it had to be
00:48:26.793 --> 00:48:29.830
Dealt with. now it is being dealt with. walid, great to see
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You as always. here's a question for you to start. we've been
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Talking about a potential new middle east developing out of
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This operation. where are the sunni arab nations right now? we
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Think of saudi arabia, the abraham accords, nations, of
00:48:43.310 --> 00:48:45.846
Course, as well. it seems like we really could see a brand new
00:48:45.846 --> 00:48:50.617
Region shaping up here. and you have to think that the sunni
00:48:50.617 --> 00:48:53.887
Arab nations, they might not say so publicly, but they're quite
00:48:53.887 --> 00:48:57.057
Happy to see the iranian regime getting walloped in its nuclear
00:48:57.057 --> 00:49:00.794
Program taken out.
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>> eric, i'm happy because we're back here to discuss matters. we
00:49:03.363 --> 00:49:07.100
Have, you know, confronted and addressed for the last 25 years,
00:49:07.100 --> 00:49:10.704
Witnesses of two centuries here. okay. what we see right now is
00:49:10.704 --> 00:49:14.708
Chapter one. chapter one, israel is doing what it is doing. the
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Most important part is that it has concentrated on the islamic
00:49:18.945 --> 00:49:22.949
Regime of iran. there were many debates in washington. some tal.
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We're talking about the, you know, break in the industry,
00:49:26.520 --> 00:49:30.157
Going into the oil industry, so on and so forth. israelis have
00:49:30.157 --> 00:49:34.327
Studied very well. what they're doing is they are degrading the
00:49:34.327 --> 00:49:39.132
Power of the islamic republic by eliminating the head of the
00:49:39.132 --> 00:49:43.036
Iranian revolutionary guard, that is the network that
00:49:43.036 --> 00:49:47.007
Supports the regime, the chief of staff of armed forces,
00:49:47.007 --> 00:49:50.577
Scientists, commanders. what they're actually doing is giving
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An opportunity to two parties. party number one is the
00:49:54.448 --> 00:49:57.751
President of the united states. a we regime will run to try
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To get something from negotiations, but it may be too
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Late because they have gotten so weakened by the strikes. and the
00:50:05.459 --> 00:50:08.929
Israelis were talking just about 1 or 2 days. so if in two days
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They can do this, what's going to happen by the end of the 10th
00:50:12.599 --> 00:50:16.536
Day? but more importantly, eric, and that's my answer here is
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That the opposition in iran is now getting ready. so to answer
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Your question, the sunni world, you have the good guys and the
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Bad guys. the bad guys are the jihadists, like the muslim
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Brotherhood, like the shabab al jihad like everybody else. those
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Are concerned. they see the sheer power of israel. they see
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That the islamic regime in iran said to every jihadist, i am
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Invincible. they're not. but there is another good party,
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Which is the arab coalition. you just mentioned a few saudi
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Arabia, the uae, bahrain, egypt, others. these guys are not
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Saying exactly what they feel because they have domestic
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Issues at home. they are cheering exactly as you said.
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>> yeah, the arrogance and the overconfidence of the iranian
00:51:00.747 --> 00:51:04.084
Regime never ceases to amaze me. walita truly seems like they did
00:51:04.084 --> 00:51:07.587
Not see this coming. they thought israel wasn't going to
00:51:07.587 --> 00:51:10.924
Strike. it seems part of that was some intentional misleading
00:51:10.924 --> 00:51:14.761
By president trump and prime minister netanyahu. can you talk
00:51:14.761 --> 00:51:17.597
About that a bit? the us role in all of this, of course, the
00:51:17.597 --> 00:51:21.701
United states helping israel to intercept these incoming iranian
00:51:21.701 --> 00:51:24.871
Projectiles. but what's your take on the trump
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Administration's stand in all of this right now?
00:51:28.141 --> 00:51:30.977
>> well above presidents and prime ministers of these two
00:51:30.977 --> 00:51:34.581
Nations, there are unbelievable, profound relationship,
00:51:34.581 --> 00:51:39.252
Spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, economic, community to community
00:51:39.252 --> 00:51:43.390
Between america and israel. we know it. and that's the basis of
00:51:43.390 --> 00:51:47.527
Everything. the islamic regime of iran thought that with the
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Effects of the iran deal under obama and biden and the money
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And the lobbies, and thought that because our president was
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Successful in his visits to arabian peninsula, to the gulf,
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That somehow by declaring, that's our president, that he
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Will give a chance to the regime. they thought this was an
00:52:06.246 --> 00:52:09.416
Open ended chance, that you could go and spend the next four
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Years or two years till our midterms, and then we will be
00:52:12.352 --> 00:52:15.622
Waiting for you. though they were wrong, because at the end
00:52:15.622 --> 00:52:18.458
Of the day, despite the propaganda, prime minister of
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Israel, president of the united states do coordinate, do
00:52:20.927 --> 00:52:23.863
Understand things. so now bibi netanyahu, by ordering these
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Strikes, has offered our president a weaker regime, and a
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Weaker regime will deliver more the conditions that the
00:52:31.671 --> 00:52:34.874
President wants. but at the end of the day, it's the iranian
00:52:34.874 --> 00:52:38.211
People when they see their regime so weak, weakened by
00:52:38.211 --> 00:52:40.680
Israel, despite all the sacrifices done get to that
00:52:40.680 --> 00:52:43.984
Point, they may be the one to change their routine.
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>> yeah, that is the prayer for the iranian people, who, again,
00:52:46.753 --> 00:52:49.589
Are the main victims of this regime. walid, i look across the
00:52:49.589 --> 00:52:52.993
Region, syria now, your home nation of lebanon. you've been
00:52:52.993 --> 00:52:55.662
Here in the states for decades now. but you were born and
00:52:55.662 --> 00:52:58.832
Raised in lebanon. it seems everything is on the table now.
00:52:58.832 --> 00:53:01.668
Do you think perhaps we could see some very unlikely peace
00:53:01.668 --> 00:53:05.739
Treaties being brokered between israel and certain arab
00:53:05.739 --> 00:53:09.209
Neighbors, as this regime, as you laid out, is just completely
00:53:09.209 --> 00:53:12.445
Toppled and that iranian ring of fire collapses before our eyes.
00:53:12.445 --> 00:53:15.582
It seems like there are endless possibilities now, and it's
00:53:15.582 --> 00:53:18.551
Really a new day.
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>> absolutely. it reminds me actually just mentioned when i
00:53:21.054 --> 00:53:23.423
Immigrated at the end of the cold war, when basically
00:53:23.423 --> 00:53:27.260
Palestine and poland and then the opposition in
00:53:27.260 --> 00:53:31.431
Czechoslovakia. president havel, when they rose, they started to
00:53:31.431 --> 00:53:35.769
Work towards freedom. it was a domino effect. we saw what
00:53:35.769 --> 00:53:38.938
Happened. and you had the reformer inside the soviet
00:53:38.938 --> 00:53:41.975
Union, gorbachev, who made the mistake of trying to restructure
00:53:41.975 --> 00:53:45.879
Something that was authoritarian. all of that is
00:53:45.879 --> 00:53:47.347
Part of history, a lot of similarities. if the communist
00:53:47.347 --> 00:53:52.085
Regime of iran starts to shake and starts to go down under the
00:53:52.085 --> 00:53:56.589
Strikes of the israelis, and soon to be because of the
00:53:56.589 --> 00:54:00.460
Massive demonstrations that will take place eventually, this will
00:54:00.460 --> 00:54:04.130
Have an impact on all countries in the middle east, all
00:54:04.130 --> 00:54:06.599
Countries where you have jihadi forces. and you mentioned two,
00:54:06.599 --> 00:54:09.536
Lebanon has a still a significant hezbollah force
00:54:09.536 --> 00:54:13.073
Sitting in lebanon, intimidating, targeting and
00:54:13.073 --> 00:54:16.676
Terrorizing the population, israel, hezbollah and hezbollah
00:54:16.676 --> 00:54:20.613
Cannot wage a war against israel, but they can wage a war
00:54:20.613 --> 00:54:23.283
Against the population in lebanon. but when that regime,
00:54:23.283 --> 00:54:25.985
If and when that regime starts to go down, then the population
00:54:25.985 --> 00:54:29.656
Of lebanon, the army of lebanon will be the one to push back
00:54:29.656 --> 00:54:33.159
Against the against that militia in syria. it's more complicated.
00:54:33.159 --> 00:54:36.429
But, you know, syria has a huge jihadi force as isis. it has
00:54:36.429 --> 00:54:40.633
Another force that says, well, i'm going to try to reform. we
00:54:40.633 --> 00:54:43.503
Will see there is the persecution of christian
00:54:43.503 --> 00:54:46.106
Minorities and alawites and druze in syria. all of that will
00:54:46.106 --> 00:54:48.808
Be affected by the events that are going to unfold in iran.
00:54:48.808 --> 00:54:54.881
>> wow, walid, great breakdown all around, my friend. you've
00:54:54.881 --> 00:54:57.083
Been talking about this, writing about it for years now. it's
00:54:57.083 --> 00:54:59.586
Happening. god bless my friend. great to see you, doctor walid
00:54:59.586 --> 00:55:03.123
Phares. we will see you again soon. keep up the great work.
00:55:03.123 --> 00:55:05.492
And we've been saying folks, throughout this 90 minute
00:55:05.492 --> 00:55:08.128
Special report here on tbn that at the end of the day, this is
00:55:08.128 --> 00:55:09.929
Really a spiritual battle unfolding in the middle east
00:55:09.929 --> 00:55:11.064
Right now. no one knows that better than our good friend
00:55:11.064 --> 00:55:14.167
Pastor alan jackson, host, of course, of alan jackson, now
00:55:14.167 --> 00:55:17.170
Seen right here on tbn every weeknight at 7 p.m. eastern
00:55:17.170 --> 00:55:20.740
Time. alan, great to see you. and by the way, let's not bury
00:55:20.740 --> 00:55:24.778
The lead. you were literally about to board a plane to
00:55:24.778 --> 00:55:28.014
Israel, take a group there when this all broke down. tell us
00:55:28.014 --> 00:55:31.751
What happened.
00:55:31.751 --> 00:55:34.087
>> well, we, kathy and i were packing our bags last evening
00:55:34.087 --> 00:55:37.357
And we had the news on in the background, and we heard the
00:55:37.357 --> 00:55:40.727
Announcements of the attack. and so we kind of halted our packing
00:55:40.727 --> 00:55:45.198
Process and stopped and watched the news for the evening and
00:55:45.198 --> 00:55:48.368
Were notified when we heard that they closed the israeli
00:55:48.368 --> 00:55:50.770
Airspace. we knew that our travel plans were going to be
00:55:50.770 --> 00:55:53.506
Suspended for a bit, but it was certainly a good motivation to
00:55:53.506 --> 00:55:56.709
Pray through the evening, so it's exciting to see what's
00:55:56.709 --> 00:55:58.912
Happening. god's moving.
00:55:58.912 --> 00:56:00.780
>> yeah, and that was a large group you were taking. hey,
00:56:00.780 --> 00:56:03.483
Hopefully it is rescheduled very soon because it seems, pastor,
00:56:03.483 --> 00:56:06.986
That look, when the dust settles here, it's going to be a very
00:56:06.986 --> 00:56:10.857
Different middle east. i believe israel is going to emerge from
00:56:10.857 --> 00:56:13.560
This more secure and by extension, the west will be more
00:56:13.560 --> 00:56:17.230
Secure now that we don't have, god willing, a nuclear iran by
00:56:17.230 --> 00:56:21.267
The end of all of this. how do you see it playing out?
00:56:21.267 --> 00:56:25.939
>> well, i think first and foremost, i see it as an answer
00:56:25.939 --> 00:56:28.708
To the prayers. you know, i think anybody who has the
00:56:28.708 --> 00:56:31.644
Christians who have a heart for jerusalem have been praying for
00:56:31.644 --> 00:56:34.514
The peace of jerusalem. and in order for that to be established
00:56:34.514 --> 00:56:37.750
In any significant way, something had to happen with
00:56:37.750 --> 00:56:39.686
Iran. they've been the state sponsor of terrorism throughout
00:56:39.686 --> 00:56:42.055
The middle east for decades, and the united states has not been
00:56:42.055 --> 00:56:45.692
Willing to really unleash the israelis to do anything about
00:56:45.692 --> 00:56:49.128
It. and so i think there's really a sovereign expression of
00:56:49.128 --> 00:56:52.899
Mercy and grace of god for the inhabitants of israel. when we
00:56:52.899 --> 00:56:56.302
Watch the news last night, i was reminded of revelation five
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Five. i doubt everybody remembers it, but it's this
00:57:00.473 --> 00:57:02.876
Vision of john, and there's a scroll that has the story of
00:57:02.876 --> 00:57:05.912
Revelation, but there's nobody to open it. and john begins to
00:57:05.912 --> 00:57:08.748
Weep. and the message to him is, don't weep. the lion of the
00:57:08.748 --> 00:57:12.452
Tribe of judah has triumphed. and i believe that's a bit of
00:57:12.452 --> 00:57:15.655
What we're seeing, is an expression of the triumph of the
00:57:15.655 --> 00:57:18.791
Lion of the tribe of judah. i mean, this is operation rising
00:57:18.791 --> 00:57:23.096
Lion, after all. but name the israelis, and i believe it is an
00:57:23.096 --> 00:57:27.433
Expression of victory. i don't believe it should be overlooked
00:57:27.433 --> 00:57:30.336
That in the book of revelation, jesus is referred to as the lion
00:57:30.336 --> 00:57:33.473
Of the tribe of judah. he's not the head of the church, although
00:57:33.473 --> 00:57:36.609
That's an accurate description of who he is biblically. even at
00:57:36.609 --> 00:57:39.579
The end of the new testament, he's still identified with the
00:57:39.579 --> 00:57:42.081
Jewish people. and i think we're seeing god keep his covenant,
00:57:42.081 --> 00:57:45.318
His promise to the jewish people in what's happening in these
00:57:45.318 --> 00:57:49.222
International events that are playing out on our television
00:57:49.222 --> 00:57:52.058
Screens. so i think it's a time of hope. i think it's a time of
00:57:52.058 --> 00:57:55.662
Understanding. god is moving, and i think he's going to bring
00:57:55.662 --> 00:57:56.563
En jackson now every weeknight here
00:57:56.896 --> 00:57:57.997
On tbn it's good and evil. there's no gray areas here.
00:57:57.997 --> 00:58:01.167
Speaking of which, can you lead us in prayer right now for
00:58:01.167 --> 00:58:05.104
Israel and for the situation? we've got about a minute left.
00:58:05.104 --> 00:58:08.675
>> absolutely. well let's pray. heavenly father, i thank you for
00:58:08.675 --> 00:58:11.477
The reminder, the visual reminder that you're still
00:58:11.477 --> 00:58:13.980
Engaged in the earth. and i pray that you send your angels to
00:58:13.980 --> 00:58:18.418
Stand guard around the inhabitants of israel, and even
00:58:18.418 --> 00:58:20.954
Around the iranian people. we pray for that. people that have
00:58:20.954 --> 00:58:24.390
Suffered under the authoritarian domination of a wicked, brutal,
00:58:24.390 --> 00:58:28.261
Evil regime. and i pray it'll be toppled, that those who have
00:58:28.261 --> 00:58:31.431
Used murder and intimidation and threats to rule will lose their
00:58:31.431 --> 00:58:35.268
Power. that freedom and liberty will come to the people of iran,
00:58:35.268 --> 00:58:38.338
And that you'll bring protection and liberty and a new season of
00:58:38.338 --> 00:58:41.674
Prosperity to the inhabitants of the land of israel. we thank you
00:58:41.674 --> 00:58:44.978
For it. may the leaders have wisdom. i pray for our nation
00:58:44.978 --> 00:58:47.847
That we will take positions that allow your purposes to come
00:58:47.847 --> 00:58:50.717
Forth in the earth and will bring your blessings upon us and
00:58:50.717 --> 00:58:53.920
Not your curses. i thank you for your faithfulness in the earth.
00:58:53.920 --> 00:58:57.557
We turn our faces to you tonight in thanksgiving. in jesus name,
00:58:57.557 --> 00:59:01.494
Amen.
00:59:01.494 --> 00:59:03.630
>> amen. pastor allen jackson, great job as always. hey, host
00:59:03.630 --> 00:59:06.599
Of alan jackson, now, 7 p.m. eastern every weeknight here on
00:59:06.599 --> 00:59:10.236
Tbn. alan. god bless my friend. we will see you again soon and
00:59:10.236 --> 00:59:13.006
Hopefully we'll see you in israel together soon. we'd love
00:59:13.006 --> 00:59:15.975
That. god bless. alan. take care. and folks, here's
00:59:15.975 --> 00:59:18.778
Something to leave.
00:59:18.778 --> 00:59:20.480
>> you with.
00:59:20.480 --> 00:59:21.648
>> amen, my friend. here's something to leave you with.
00:59:21.648 --> 00:59:24.117
Iran. that was ancient persia. iran is a bible land. yes. your
00:59:24.117 --> 00:59:29.922
Bible. it talks about persia. that's modern day iran. esther.
00:59:29.922 --> 00:59:34.861
Mordecai, cyrus, darius. all those great stories from your
00:59:34.861 --> 00:59:38.498
Bible. guess what they unfolded in iran. god's not done with
00:59:38.498 --> 00:59:44.570
Iran. and right now, the fastest growing christian population in
00:59:44.570 --> 00:59:47.407
The world, against all odds, is yes, in iran. pray for iran.
00:59:47.407 --> 00:59:52.645
Pray for the peace of jerusalem from everyone here at tbn.
00:59:52.645 --> 00:59:55.782
Thanks for joining us. god bless you and we'll see you soon.
00:59:55.782 --> 00:59:55.782

Erick Stakelbeck: Special Report - Israel At War

June 14, 2025 | S E | 61:36

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