Report: Trump, Netanyahu speak as US weighs renewed Iran strikes
According to The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the call, US President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday following a White House meeting where Trump consulted senior military commanders on restarting major combat operations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday after a G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta that Trump had not decided whether to launch fresh strikes and preferred a diplomatic solution, adding that direct and indirect contacts with Tehran continue. Meanwhile, Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran was debating whether to maintain its nuclear ban if hostilities resumed, stressing no formal decision has been made. Earlier Saturday, a statement attributed to Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered commanders to prepare an immediate response to any new attack. Reuters reported that Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha following discussions in Tehran.