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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Wednesday, October 2nd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

Iran's Supreme Leader is blaming the U.S. for the escalation update. Israel has vowed to retaliate with Prime Minister Benjamin Nanyahu warning of severe consequences for Iran.

While Iranian officials are doubling down and threatening further attacks of Israel and the U.S.

respond, President Biden says he does not support a retaliatory strike

by Israel.

The answer is no.

We'll be discussing the Israelis what they're going to do.

The news comes as Israel continues its ground operation in Lebanon, where eight Israeli soldiers

were killed and clashes with Hezbollah terrorists.

As tension in the region rises, Israel has banned UN Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez.

Gutierrez has consistently vilified the Jewish state and suggested that Israel is

ultimately to blame for the horrific Hamas terror attack on October 7th.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has climbed to 175, with hundreds still missing amid

catastrophic flooding across southeastern states.

Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo has the latest.

North Carolina has been hit the hardest with at least 90 confirmed dead and entire communities swept away in the flood water.

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