# Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 17:02 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02.md Podcast: [Israel Today: Ongoing War Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940) Published: 2026-09-05T21:02:48+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02--74928270 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74928270/2026_09_05_17_00_audio.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/episodes/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02 Duration seconds: 473 ## Resource HEADLINES Iran Claims Hormuz Tanker Strikes Vance Blames Iran for Gas Price Spike Netanya Shooting Suspected IDF Soldier The time is now 5:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, Tehran authorities said the Iranian Navy struck three oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships in retaliation for the three Iranian tankers hit earlier in the day by US forces, the IRGC claimed. CENTCOM has not confirmed the strikes. The IRGC warned against ships transiting the strait through routes unauthorized by Iran. This comes after the US struck three Iranian oil tankers earlier in the day, according to CENTCOM. One such tanker was reportedly struck off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's key oil export hub. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out after the IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships. “Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost - taking out three of yours," said Admiral Brad Cooper, head of CENTCOM. Iran threatened intensified strikes against US military vessels in the region after the US strikes. In US Military Role, US Vice President JD Vance blamed Iran for rising fuel prices following attacks on commercial shipping and sharply criticized European countries for failing to do enough to ensure the continued flow of global energy supplies. "The basic reality is that the reason gas prices are so high right now is that the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping," Vance said. According to him, Iran resumed firing at vessels shortly after signing an agreement in which it committed to stop doing so. Vance directed most of his criticism at Washington's European allies. "I thi… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/episodes/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-09-05-at-17-02.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.