Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on a drone attack against a nuclear power plant in the UAE as President Donald Trump is set to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid stalled negotiations with Iran.
PresidentDonald Trump, fresh off his trek to meeting China's Xi Jinping face to face, is weighing restarting military action on Iran,. he will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
"Our eyes are also open regarding Iran," Netanyahu said Sunday morning, as translated from Hebrew. "I will speak today, as I do every few days, with our friend President Trump.
"I will certainly hear impressions from his trip to China, and perhaps other matters as well. There are certainly many possibilities, and we are prepared for every scenario."
Trump remains at theWhite Houseon Sunday, but no public or press appearances are on his schedule.
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President Donald Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are reportedly in close contact multiple times a week amid the ongoing, multi-front wars in Gaza and with Iran.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The call with Netanyahu comes amid Fox News' reporting of regional intelligence assessments on Iran thatrestarting of military strikesmight be coming because of Trump's frustration with Iran's tactics amid the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. the rejection of his demand to give up nuclear weapons aspirations.
"The prevailing assessment inside Iran is that President Trump may resort to restarting military action,. Tehran is now deliberately pursuing astrategy of 'deception and delay'with the hopes that buying time will complicate any potential return to war," two regional intelligence officials told Fox News.
Intelligence officials believe that the Iranian regime thinks it can delay developments. stretch the crisis out for at least two more weeks, so that the situation could become more difficult for Trump to restart the military campaign, both politically and operationally.
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These sources say Iranian officials are looking atthe World Cupand America’s 250th anniversary as a backstop. could work in their favor.
Fox News has reached out to the White House for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
The impact of the U.S.-led blockade is becoming increasingly visible inside Iran, according to a senior Israeli official.
Early signs of a developing fuel crisis started emerging over the weekend, including long lines at gas stations. growing public discontent over fuel shortages, and distribution problems.
Prices continue to rise, unemployment is climbing andinflationis accelerating sharply.
"It’s getting exponentially worse," the official added.
Fox News' Trey Yingst and Yonat Friling contributed to this report.
Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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