Israel and Iran Trade Attacks, Security Crackdown at MSG, More
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On Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Karen, we begin with a tense situation in the Middle East. Israel and Iran have been exchanging missile attacks despite calls from President Trump on both sides to stop the fighting. In a wide-ranging interview with NBC's Meet the Press, heard Sundays on Bloomberg Radio, the president said he still thinks a deal is possible.
We're very close. We have a couple of points. They don't even seem like big points. They've conceded the fact that they will not have nuclear weapons.
And in a separate interview with the Financial Times, President Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have to accept any U.S. deal with Iran, saying, quote, I call the shots. We get more from Bloomberg's Abir Abu Omar in Dubai.
The ceasefire, the truce talks have been in a fragile state since the initial ceasefire was reached on April 8th. But what we've seen over the past couple of days really complicates things, right? So what we've seen over on Sunday is Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel trading fires. Israel had retaliated to an attack by Hezbollah on the northern part of Israel to attacking the southern suburbs of Beirut, killing people and injuring others.
And now Bloomberg's Abirabu Omar reports Israeli Army Radio is saying Iran has fired about 30 missiles at Israel since last night. An Iranian official says the U.S. is responsible for the consequences of any escalation in the Middle East.
And Nathan, there's a new risk of escalation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have declared a ban on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, threatening a key bypass route to the waterway that handles about a fifth of global oil flows. The Houthis previously began attacking ships in 2023 after the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. They've largely set out the war in Iran, but have repeatedly warned they could close the Bab al-Fatihah, Mandab Strait that leads from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.
Well, let's turn now to politics, Karen. There is a new turn in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. Bloomberg's John Tucker joins us with the latest. John.
And Nathan, as more mail-in ballots are counted, Democratic Los Angeles council member Nithya Raman has surged past Republican reality TV personality Spencer Pratt. Raman, who initially trailed Pratt by eight percentage points, closed the gap as the mail and ballots were counted over the weekend. And that's a protracted process in California that can drag on for weeks. Robin had 27.1% of the votes counted so far. Pratt, 26.7%. Both are vying to compete in a November 3rd runoff. against Mayor Karen Bass, who has 34.7% of the vote. The 44-year-old Rahm and his favorite, among other things, cutting spending on police. Her leftist politics prompted comparisons with Zoran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic Socialist who swept a victory as New York's mayor.
In New York, I'm John Tucker, Bloomberg Radio.
All right, John, thank you. California's vote count led to a testy exchange and an abrupt end to President Trump's interview on NBC's Meet the Press.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:45
2
What recent events have escalated tensions between Israel and Iran?
4:45–5:19
3
How is President Trump's stance influencing the Israel-Iran conflict?
5:19–7:35
4
What role does Hezbollah play in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran?
7:35–7:53
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