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Oct 2024
22m 25s

Will Israel attack Iran?

Al Jazeera
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The US is deploying advanced missile defense systems and troops to Israel, as tensions with Iran reach new heights. Does this signal an imminent attack on Iran? And what could that mean for the region?

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This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Sonia Baghat, Ashish Malhotra with Amy Walters, Phillip Lanos, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Cole van Miltenburg, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. We’ll be back tomorrow.

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