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BDB to the number 989898. It's Thursday, the 17th of April. Welcome to the BDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. We'll start things off today

with new reporting on a major decision from President Trump. A planned Israeli strike on Iran's

nuclear facilities was reportedly scrapped after top

U.S. officials raised doubts, preferring instead to try and reach a deal with the Mullahs on their

nuclear program. Later in the show, Hamas isn't just facing military losses in its war with Israel.

The group is reportedly in a cash crunch

struggling to pay its fighters. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. Well, it turns out the U.S.

came closer to a potential war with Iran than many realized. According to the New York Times,

President Trump recently put the breaks on a planned Israeli strike

against Iran's nuclear program after a fierce internal debate within his own administration.

The strike, which could have been launched as soon as next month, would have required significant

U.S. military support, and for a while, it looked like Washington might provide it. Let's start with what Israel had in

mind. According to the report, officials in Tel Aviv had drawn up plans for a multi-phase attack

aimed at setting back Tehran's nuclear ambitions by a year or more. Initially, they hoped to bear

airstrikes with commando raids on underground nuclear sites.

But when it became clear that the commando teams wouldn't be ready in time, Israel pivoted

to a broader bombing campaign, one that would have required American aircraft, intelligence,

and logistics in order to be successful. And here's where the U.S. comes in.

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