00:00Iran launched a new round of attacks across the Middle East early on Wednesday, hours
00:05after U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Washington was in negotiations with Tehran,
00:09even claiming they had sent him a gift.
00:12Trump suggested the gesture indicates he's dealing with the right people in secret peace
00:17negotiations.
00:17Media reports have suggested that the U.S. is communicating with Iran via mediation
00:22by Pakistan, but Iranian officials have not confirmed any formal talks.
00:26They're going to make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They
00:31gave us a present, and the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount
00:38of money, and I'm not going to tell you what that present is.
00:42Meanwhile, in Iran, former Revolutionary Guard Commander Mohammed Bahir Zolhadir has been named
00:48the new Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, replacing Ali Larejani, who was killed
00:53in a recent airstrike. In Tehran, the Red Crescent has released footage of survivors being pulled
00:58from the rubble of residential buildings following fresh U.S.-Israeli strikes. Simultaneously,
01:04Iranian missiles were launched across the Middle East aimed at Israel and bases hosting U.S. military
01:09personnel in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. Israel is continuing its own military operations in Lebanese
01:15territory in its campaign against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Israel has said its military would
01:21take control of South Lebanon up to the Litane River, around 30 kilometers from the border.
01:26Meanwhile, the Lebanese government has declared Iran's diplomatic envoy Persona Lan Grata,
01:31giving him five days to leave the country.
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