Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to US President Donald Trump on Iran following Trump’s visit to China, as Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s conversation comes as Trump threatened Iran again over its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, posting an AI-generated picture on his Truth Social platform with Iranian-flagged naval vessels warning, “It Was The Calm Before the Storm.”
Trump also warned in comments that Iran should make a deal with the US, saying, “if they don’t, they’re going to have a bad time. A very bad time.”
Iran said it is preparing to put a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with Ebrahim Azizi, the head of Iran’s parliamentary National Security Commission, saying the country has “prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route, which will be unveiled soon.”
Meanwhile, Israel has continued to attack Gaza, killing three Palestinians in a strike on Deir al-Balah and one in Khan Younis.
In southern Lebanon, strikes were reported in the Nabatiyeh district, and Israeli forces continued to demolish properties in the town of Khiam. The town of Sohmor in the Western Beqaa district was also struck.
