Trump to speak with Netanyahu as military action on Iran considered
Drone attacked the generator at the nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates
Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reported that a drone attack was carried out on a nuclear power plant in the UAE as President Donald Trump was preparing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a time when negotiations with Iran had stalled.
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President Donald Trump, who has just begun his journey to meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is considering resuming military action against Iran and will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
“Our eyes are also open on Iran,” Netanyahu said Sunday morning, as translated from Hebrew. “I will talk to our friend President Trump today, as I do every few days.
“I will definitely hear his impressions from the trip to China and maybe other topics. There are definitely many possibilities and we are prepared for every scenario.”
Trump will stay at the White House on Sunday, but there are no public or press statements on his schedule.
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are reportedly in close contact several times a week during the ongoing multi-front wars with Gaza and Iran. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The call with Netanyahu came amid Fox News’ reporting on regional intelligence assessments of Iran that military strikes may be resumed due to Trump’s frustration with Iran’s tactics when it rejected its request to close the Strait of Hormuz and abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions.
“The prevailing assessment in Iran is that President Trump may resort to resuming military action, and that Tehran is now deliberately pursuing a ‘deception and delay’ strategy in the hope that buying time will make a possible return to war more difficult,” two regional intelligence officials told Fox News.
Intelligence officials speculate that the Iranian regime could delay developments and prolong the crisis for at least another two weeks, making it more difficult for Trump to restart the military campaign, both politically and operationally.
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These sources say Iranian officials are looking at the World Cup and America’s 250th anniversary as a fulcrum that could work out in their favor.
Fox News reached out to the White House for comment, but the White House did not immediately respond.
The impact of the US-led blockade is becoming increasingly visible in Iran, according to a senior Israeli official.
The first signs of a developing fuel crisis began to emerge over the weekend, including long lines at gas stations, fuel shortages and growing public discontent over distribution problems.
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Prices continue to rise, unemployment is climbing, and inflation is accelerating sharply.
“The situation is getting exponentially worse,” the official added.
Fox News’ Trey Yingst and Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
