# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-03 at 13:02

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Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940)
Published: 2026-06-03T17:02:19+00:00
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HEADLINES Netanyahu Says US-Israel Ready to Strike Iran Locust Swarm Ravages Eastern Iran Crops Trump Netanyahu Call Signals Iran Victory The time is now 1:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In US Military Role, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the United States and Israel would resume military action against Iran if needed, telling CNBC there is a tactical game being played and that he would leave the ball in President Trump’s court if escalation becomes necessary. He stated that Iran surely knows what Trump has said—that if necessary, there will be a full-scale return to military action—and that both Israel and the United States are ready. Netanyahu added that Iran has been enormously weakened, but he did not say regime change is imminent, noting that you can’t predict when a regime like Iran might fall and that there are enormous cracks right now. He emphasized that escalation is a presidential decision and that he and Trump speak every two days. In Regional Impacts, a swarm of Moroccan locusts is wreaking havoc on eastern Iran’s agricultural sector, destroying crops and pasture and threatening the livelihoods of thousands. Medical officials say the insects pose no direct health risk, but the invasion could devastate crops as the locusts feed on grain crops, date palms, citrus, fruit trees, olives, and figs and can consume large swaths of rangeland. The species, Dociostaurus maroccanus, reproduces rapidly, with females laying two to four egg pods in a lifetime, each pod containing about 30 eggs. Authorities have sprayed large areas with pesticides and urged farmers not to harvest to reduce the risk of chemical exposure, while the FAO has long warned that this pest poses a serious threat to many cultiva…

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