Netanyahu and Rubio discuss potential U.S. military intervention in Iran

According to the report, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran.

According to Reuters, citing multiple Israeli sources, the two leaders spoke by phone on Saturday, at a time when Israel was on “high alert” and the United States was preparing for the possibility of military intervention in Iran.

The report comes as nationwide anti-regime demonstrations across Iran reach two weeks.

The Iranian regime on Saturday triggered an internet “kill switch” in an attempt to hide alleged abuses by its security forces, according to a cybersecurity expert, as protests against it grew across the country. The outage reduced internet access to a fraction of normal levels.

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The speaker of Iran’s parliament on Sunday warned that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America attacked the Islamic Republic.

Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf said that members of parliament rushed to the podium in the Iranian parliament and shouted “Death to America!” He shouted and threatened. According to the Associated Press.

President Donald Trump offered support to the protesters on Saturday, writing on Truth Social: “IRAN is looking at FREEDOM perhaps like never before. USA is ready to help!!!”

THREAT OF PREVENTIVE ATTACK AFTER IRANIAN MILITARY LEADER TRUMP’S COMMENTS

In this frame from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked protester holds a photo of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

At a news conference Friday, Trump said Iran faces increasing pressure as unrest spreads across the country.

“Iran is in big trouble,” he said. “It seems to me that people are taking over some cities that no one really thought was possible until a few weeks ago. We’re monitoring the situation very carefully.”

The president said the United States would respond strongly if the regime resorted to mass violence.

“We’re going to hit them very hard where it hurts. That doesn’t mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them very, very hard where it hurts,” he said.

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Protests in Iran are intensifying on the 12th day. (National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI))

Fox News Digital has reached out to the State Department and the White House for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Bussey, Brie Stimson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.