Trump 'updated' Netanyahu on American moves in the Gulf, says Israeli PM office

Israel's Prime Minister's Office on Thursday said that US President Donald Trump updated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the latest "American moves in the Gulf". The Israeli officials noted that Trump updated Netanyahu about the strikes on Iran in a phone call on Thursday.

In the statement, the Israeli prime minister's office maintained that Trump and Netanyahu agreed to continue coordination between their countries in "various sectors". Interestingly, the phone call between the two leaders came amid reports of a tussle over the Iran war.

“As part of the continuous contact between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, an additional conversation took place this evening between the two, during which the continued coordination between the countries in various sectors was established. President Trump updated the Prime Minister on American moves in the Gulf," Netanyahu’s office shared the statement on X.

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Concerns over Turkey

As per the statement, the Israeli prime minister also raised concerns over the latest statement made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government. In the call with Trump, Netanyahu accused the Turkish leadership of making statements against Israel's existence.

“The Prime Minister, on his part, raised the severity of the statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his people against the existence of the State of Israel," the Israeli prime minister's office wrote in the statement. The two sides also discussed the need for security zones along Israel’s borders, according to his office.

It is pertinent to note that the phone call between the two leaders is coming at a time when the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran, reigniting the conflict that simmered down after the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding, leading to a ceasefire.

The US confirmed the strikes and noted that they were carried out in response to attacks on shipping vessels by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. In response to this, Iran targeted US bases in Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Bahrain, alarming the wider West Asia.