[00:00] Announcer: This is Neural Newscast.
[00:02] Evelyn Hartwell: Here is the news that matters this Monday, March 2nd.
[00:06] Announcer: From Neural Newscast, I'm Noel Feldman.
[00:09] Evelyn Hartwell: And I'm Evelyn Hartwell.
[00:11] Announcer: President Donald Trump says he is not ruling out sending ground troops to Iran as military
[00:17] Announcer: operations against the regime enter a third day.
[00:21] Evelyn Hartwell: The joint campaign between the U.S. and Israel has targeted more than 130 cities since the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei this past Saturday, Noah.
[00:30] Announcer: The president stated this morning that he would take any action necessary, arguing the current military operation is moving ahead of schedule.
[00:40] Evelyn Hartwell: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a missile strike site today.
[00:45] Evelyn Hartwell: He suggested the Iranian people would soon overthrow the current regime.
[00:49] Announcer: Turning to the Gulf, Qatar has shot down two fighter jets that entered its airspace
[00:55] Announcer: during a retaliatory drone attack.
[00:58] Evelyn Hartwell: The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain also reported incoming fire.
[01:02] Evelyn Hartwell: While most drones were intercepted, three people were killed in a strike on Dubai.
[01:08] Announcer: Meanwhile, Israeli forces have killed a senior Palestinian Islamic jihad leader during a series of intense air strikes on the city of Beirut.
[01:19] Evelyn Hartwell: Hezbollah responded with a missile barrage into central Israel.
[01:23] Evelyn Hartwell: Shrapnel damaged a building in Petitikva while a separate strike killed nine people in Beit Shemesh.
[01:30] Announcer: In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate the conflict,
[01:36] Announcer: calling the U.S. and Israeli actions unprovoked aggression.
[01:41] Evelyn Hartwell: The Kremlin reports Putin has held calls with leaders in the Gulf.
[01:46] Evelyn Hartwell: However, the U.K. has condemned the retaliatory strikes as reckless and dangerous.
[01:52] Announcer: We are also watching the maritime situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
[01:57] Announcer: Actors are suspected of attacking oil tankers to disrupt global energy supplies.
[02:04] Evelyn Hartwell: At least three tankers have been damaged so far.
[02:07] Evelyn Hartwell: One crew member died on the vessel MkDVOM following a projectile strike off the coast of Oman.
[02:14] Announcer: Here is what else we are watching.
[02:16] Announcer: The U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait was reportedly hit this morning during a wide missile flurry.
[02:24] Evelyn Hartwell: Second, we are monitoring global supply chains.
[02:27] Evelyn Hartwell: Analysts expect a significant price spike today as the Houthis and Yemen threaten to close the Red Sea.
[02:35] Announcer: Finally, U.S. Central Command has dismissed claims of hitting the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
[02:42] Announcer: The military reports the missiles missed.
[02:45] Evelyn Hartwell: The status of these naval assets remains critical for maintaining regional defense and protecting commercial shipping lanes, Noah.
[02:54] Announcer: Tomorrow, we will track the diplomatic response from the United Nations as the conflict continues to expand across the Middle East.
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