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State Department Press Conference Underway Shortly

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US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel is shortly due to deliver a press conference from the Department of State.

  • Livestream: https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
  • Comes as a readout from the bilateral US-Israel Joint Political-Military Group yesterday appeared to suggest that the US and Israel will pursue a military solution to the Iranian nuclear threat:
  • The readout reads: “They also focused on cooperation against the Iranian nuclear and regional threats […] [US State Department] Counselor Chollet and Director General Eshel confirmed the shared commitment to a credible military threat in order to deter Iran.”
  • Today the US mission in South Africa issued warning that a terrorist attack could target "large public gatherings in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg during the weekend of 29-30 October 2022."

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