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00:00:32Good evening and a good week. We're with the news update. We're starting
00:00:36with a Kan News exclusive. The Iranian leadership is expanding
00:00:39the use of digital currencies to
00:00:42smuggle money out of the country. Head of
00:00:46the Arab World section, Roee Kais, good evening, you
00:00:49published these details tonight. Yes, so we
00:00:52reported in the last Imam that the Iranian leadership
00:00:56is increasing the use of digital currencies to smuggle currency.
00:01:00And abroad, outside of Iran. This smuggling mechanism is mainly based
00:01:04on a central currency that essentially allows large sums
00:01:07of money to be converted to liquid dollars and transferred
00:01:10globally without oversight. The expansion of this phenomenon
00:01:14is based on a very developed crypto infrastructure in Iran that includes
00:01:18large-scale bitcoin mining and the adoption of this system by the Central
00:01:22Bank of Iran. It's important to note that the crypto channel has become
00:01:25a central channel in the conduct of the Revolutionary Guard in recent
00:01:29years in the economic sector. In fact, there is an
00:01:32Iranian effort to circumvent
00:01:35the Western sanctions imposed on Iran. There is also
00:01:39an attempt to save money for a rainy day outside the country
00:01:42and to conduct transactions outside Iran that cannot be done in Iran
00:01:46due to sanctions, for example, to purchase components
00:01:50from various countries, for example for military buildup. In these
00:01:53days, it is important to note that a significant international effort is underway to curb
00:01:56this use of crypto by Iran, recently.
00:02:11including everything related to the crypto market, including two cash
00:02:15companies operating in Dubai in the UAE
00:02:18in this matter. Thank you very much, Roee, for this update
00:02:22on the American policy towards Iran and the tensions in Hormuz. Commander of
00:02:26the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper,
00:02:30was in Israel today. Itay Blumental, our military correspondent, published about
00:02:33this visit. Correct, Admiral
00:02:37Brad Cooper, Commander of the US Central Command, visited Israel this afternoon. He
00:02:41met with the Chief of Staff and senior IDF officials
00:02:44for a multi-front situation assessment. The central
00:02:48and urgent issue is, of course, the Iranian issue. The American
00:02:51official arrived in Israel after visits
00:02:54he made to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, as
00:02:58they are preparing, among other things, for the possibility that talks between the United States and Iran
00:03:01will collapse. We are in a rather optimistic position. We heard statements
00:03:05from the Iranian president and the American vice president, perhaps
00:03:09a possibility of signing a new agreement. Among
00:03:12other things, the American official also made remarks about
00:03:16the Gaza Strip, as the administration wants to move to the next
00:03:19stage, according to the peace council's outline, which also includes
00:03:23an Israeli withdrawal from the Yellow Line.
00:03:26The cabinet discussed this over the weekend,
00:03:29of course. Everything depends on Hamas disarming.
00:03:33General Cooper's visit
00:03:36lasted about two hours, and he is already
00:03:40on his way back to the United States. Thank
00:03:43you, Itay, for this update. Meanwhile, Iranian President Rouhani said
00:03:47tonight, "I believe now is the best time to reach an agreement."
00:03:50US Vice President Pence said: "Negotiations with
00:03:54Iran continue. We are using diplomatic,
00:03:57economic, and military tools to achieve the best
00:04:00outcome." Now we turn to
00:04:04a well-known singer, arrested on suspicion of violence against his partner. He
00:04:08was interrogated at the police station in Rishon LeZion, following a complaint
00:04:11filed against him. At the end of the investigation, the police
00:04:15intend to ask the court to arrest him. At this stage, no
00:04:18further details were released about the singer's identity or the
00:04:21nature of the suspicions against him.
00:04:24For over two and a half hours, firefighters continue to battle a fire that broke out
00:04:28at a construction site of the Big complex in Petah Tikva. As of
00:04:32these minutes, the fire is still not under control. Due to
00:04:35the heavy smoke, the main streets Jabotinsky and Moshe Dayan
00:04:38in the city were blocked to traffic. The fire and rescue services
00:04:42are asking the public to avoid coming
00:04:44to the area. Now the weather forecast.
00:04:48Tomorrow, another increase in temperatures,
00:04:52another additional heat wave in most parts of the country. On
00:04:55Monday, another slight increase in temperatures.
00:04:59Heavy to extreme
00:05:01heat will prevail.
00:05:04Hot. That's all for our update. We continue to report all the time on Kan News
00:05:07on Reshet Bet and on our digital platforms, on the website and in the Kan
00:05:11app, of course. Have a good week. Good night
00:05:13and quiet.
00:05:21Hey Sisters, there's no plot. Blue
00:05:25and white vacation will be amazing.
00:05:56beats stronger. Knesset election day.