Trump takes call with Netanyahu as they consider resuming military action
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a phone call, amid reports that the US and Israel are considering resuming military action in Iran.
It comes on the same day Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu held a security meeting with his cabinet, according to Israeli media reports.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar18 May 2026 04:12
Iran war briefing:
- Donald Trump has warned Iran that the “clock is ticking” and threatened consequences if its leaders do not act quickly.”TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!,” the US president wrote in a Truth Social post
- A member of Iran’s Expediency Council has warned the US to lift its blockade on Iranian ports before the “Sea of Oman becomes your graveyard”
- A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones
- Brent crude futures climbed $2.03, or 1.86 per cent, to $111.29 a barrel, after touching $112 earlier, the highest since 5 May
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar18 May 2026 04:09
