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WSJ What’s News

Inside Iran's Gamble on Open Confrontation

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for April 18. After long relying on militias in its deadly fight with Israel, Iran’s direct attack on Israel last weekend marked a major shift in strategy. WSJ correspondent Jared Malsin explains what prompted Tehran to emerge from the shadows. Plus, House Republicans prepare to fast-track a bill that could ban or force the sale of video-sharing app TikTok. And how slumping car demand and efforts to unionize factories are adding to pressure on the automobile sector. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Z-Scaler extended its Zero Trust architecture with powerful AI engines trained by 500 trillion daily signals

0:07.8

to prevent ransomware and AI attacks that target business.

0:11.7

Z-scaler Zero-Trust plus AI. the house prepares to

0:12.6

zero trust plus AI learn more at z scalar

0:16.1

dot com slash zero trust AI

0:19.3

the house prepares to fast track a ban or for sale of video sharing app Tic-talk.

0:28.0

Plus we look at Iran's strategy behind Saturday's attack on Israel.

0:32.0

There was a sense that Israel had the upper hand and the Iranians had to turn the table,

0:37.0

and they did so dramatically.

0:39.0

The attack itself was not very militarily successful,

0:42.0

but it was a break with its previous approach to this

0:46.4

conflict. And the Biden administration reimposes sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry.

0:53.6

It's Thursday, April 18th.

0:55.4

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,

0:57.2

and here is the AM edition of What's News?

1:00.2

The top headlines and business stories

1:02.0

moving your world today.

1:06.0

We are exclusively reporting that for years,

1:09.0

Amazon employees have been using a third-party seller

1:12.0

to secretly gather Intel about the

1:14.4

tech giant's biggest competitors. The operation is called Big River Services

1:19.7

International and sells around a million dollars a year of consumer goods through online

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