From the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center.

Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

Armstrong and Getty show.

Israel urging more residents to leave their homes in the north amid increased

fighting on the border with Lebanon and near Barakat is the as Minister of the

Economy telling Britain's mail on Sunday newspaper today that quote

Iran's Ayatollahs will be wiped off the face of the earth should Hezbollah

their proxy terror group in Lebanon attack Israel. The regions never felt so dangerous and closer to a wider war in decades.

Yeah, so that's a statement. In case you were going over a pothole or something is that

gentleman was speaking if Hezbollah attacks we will

wipe the ayatollahs off the face of the earth says nuclear armed Israel.

Right and we've got a couple of aircraft carriers and a whole bunch of other stuff in the in the area to to help in that mission it would seem based on some of the statements made over the weekend by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was on one of the shows yesterday. We made it pretty clear that has a

blow that best not get involved. Let's hear a little more from Ian Panell on his report, 63

Michael.

With escalating attacks across the border from Lebanon to Israel's north by Hezbollah and Iran's rhetoric increasingly threatening.

The US warning all Americans traveling abroad to be vigilant and beefing up its forces in the region.

O'vernight, Defense Secretary Austin deploying another carrier strike group to the region, overnight defense secretary Austin deploying another carrier strike group to the region,

additional their defenses, and putting more troops on standby. The decision made because of what he calls

escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East region.

So I didn't look into that.

So is that another aircraft carrier or is that a different thing?

I think they're just the two groups but one more can we

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