Israel Weighs Iran Response, Amid U.S. Fears of Regional War

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

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A.M. Edition for April 15. After the U.S. helped Israel repel the first direct attack by Iran, WSJ correspondent Dov Lieber says President Joe Biden is now tasked with trying to prevent the wider war in the Middle East he’s sought to avoid. Plus, Samsung moves past Apple to become the top global smartphone provider. And Donald Trump’s day in court arrives in his hush money criminal trial. 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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0:20.4	Israel weighs a response to the first direct attack by Iran while the White House tries to stem a wider regional war.
0:28.0	A brand new Pandora's box has been open here in the region and that direct conflict between it all
0:33.4	and Iran this conflict has the potential to escalate very quickly.
0:37.3	Plus Donald Trump becomes the first former president to stand criminal trial
0:42.2	today and Samsung Tops Apple. former president to stand criminal trial today,
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0:46.7	smartphone supplier.
0:48.3	It's Monday, April 15th.
0:50.0	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
0:52.2	and here is the AM edition of What's News?
0:55.2	The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:01.1	We begin today in Israel after the country this weekend
1:07.1	repelled the first ever direct attack against it launched from
1:11.2	Iranian territory. The strike was huge by any standard involving
1:15.9	according to Israeli estimates more than 170 explosive-laden drones,
1:20.9	around 120 ballistic missiles and about 30 cruise missiles, almost all of which were
1:26.9	intercepted. But any celebration surrounding the success of Israel's air defense or of warplanes from the US, Britain, and Jordan
1:35.2	that helps to avert catastrophic damage from the Iranian attack, were short-lived, and at
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