00:00We've now finished two years of the War of Independence. In this war, Israel astonished
00:07in its actions and smote our enemies. What most amazes foreign leaders I speak
00:16with is that most of the army fighting are reservists. The regulars do amazing work,
00:28but what impresses them most is that hundreds of thousands of the fighting force are,
00:32in essence, reservists. They give their all, and we must give them everything.
00:44And today, in addition to grants already given,
00:47the government is approving an additional support plan for reservists for the coming year.
00:52Totaling 1.2 billion shekels.
01:00This plan will reward soldiers according to the service, especially our fighters.
01:07They're on the front, and we stand with them, and we'll keep supporting them.
01:14I thank the finance and defense ministers for their great combined work bringing this support quickly.
01:20Tehran is on edge. According to multiple sources,
01:49Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has gone underground. Literally.
01:55According to officials close to the government,
01:58Khamenei has moved into a fortified underground shelter in Tehran
02:02after his own security chiefs assessed that a U.S. strike is no longer theoretical,
02:08but possible at any moment.
02:10The facility is described as a hardened tunnel complex built for wartime survival.
02:15For a regime that projects absolute control, this move signals something far more alarming.
02:22Fear at the very top.
02:24According to Iran International, the day-to-day control of the supreme leader's office
02:29has now been handed to his son, Masoud Khamenei.
02:33He is reportedly acting as the main conduit between the leader and Iran's executive branches.
02:38When a system built on strength and permanence shifts authority in this way,
02:43it reflects deep concern about survival.
02:46Analysts say leaders do not disappear underground unless they believe the ceiling above them
02:52may soon collapse, politically or militarily.
02:56Those fears are unfolding as Washington sends unmistakable signals.
03:01President Donald Trump has confirmed that a U.S. armada is moving toward Iran,
03:07warning Tehran over the killing of protesters and any restart of its nuclear program.
03:12You know, we have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case.
03:17We have a big flotilla going in that direction.
03:20And we'll see what happens.
03:23Well, do you think they're a force?
03:25We have a big force going toward Iran.
03:28I'd rather not see anything happen, but we're watching them very closely.
03:33I saw 837 hangings on Thursday.
03:39If they would have been dead, every one of them would have been hung.
03:42This is like from a thousand years ago.
03:45This is an ancient culture.
03:46Very smart people, by the way.
03:48The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three destroyers have left the South China Sea
03:55and are now operating in the Indian Ocean, bringing nearly 5,700 additional U.S. personnel into the region.
04:03F-15E Strike Eagles are now active in the Middle East,
04:07while dozens of U.S. military cargo aircraft have been tracked heading toward forward bases.
04:13America is not acting alone.
04:16The United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets to Cathar, officially in a defensive role.
04:22U.S. missile defenses, including Patriot and Thad systems, remain on high alert across the region.
04:29This posture mirrors the military buildup that preceded last year's U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
04:36Officials insist these moves are deterrent, but deterrence often looks identical to preparation.
04:42All of this unfolds as Iran faces its most severe internal unrest in decades.
04:49Since late December, protests driven by economic collapse and anger at clerical rule have swept the country.
04:57Activists say more than 5,000 people have been killed and over 27,000 detained.
05:03The regime has responded with mass arrests, internet blackouts, and threats of fast-track executions.
05:10Trump has openly called for an end to Khomeini's 37-year rule, telling Iranians to keep protesting and take over institutions.
05:19Iran's supreme leader is underground.
05:22U.S. warships are closing in.
05:24All sides say they want to avoid war, but history shows wars often begin when leaders believe they have no other choice.
05:33Whether this is brinkmanship or the final phase of deterrence, the message is clear.
05:38The Middle East is holding its breath, and the next move could change everything.
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