BlockBeats News, May 18th - Israeli media reported on the 17th that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had a phone call that day to discuss the possibility of restarting military action against Iran.

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation cited a senior Israeli official as saying that Netanyahu and Trump spoke for about half an hour, mainly discussing the possibility of restarting military strikes against Iran. The official stated that if the US resumes military action against Iran, it is expected that the two countries will launch a joint airstrike.

Trump, in a phone interview with Axios news website, said that Iran's "time is running out" and warned that if the Iranian regime cannot come up with better terms for a deal, "they will suffer a much greater assault than they have ever seen before." Two US officials said that Trump is expected to convene his senior national security team into the Situation Room on Tuesday to discuss military options.

Trump told Axios that he still believes Iran wants to make a deal and stated that he is waiting for Iran's updated proposal, hoping that it will be better than the previous one submitted a few days ago. Trump refused to disclose a specific deadline for negotiations with Iran. (Xinhua News Agency)