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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the possibility of US intervention in Iran, according to a report.
The two leaders spoke by telephone on Saturday while Israel is on “high alert,” preparing for the possibility of a U.S. military intervention in Iran, according to Reuters, citing several Israeli sources.
The report comes as nationwide anti-regime protests across Iran has reached the two-week mark.
On Saturday, the Iranian regime triggered an Internet “kill switch” in an apparent effort to cover up alleged abuses by security forces and as protests against the plan have grown across the country, according to a cybersecurity expert. The outage reduced internet access to a fraction of the normal level.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, December 19, 2025. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters)
On Sunday, the speaker of Iran’s parliament warned that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America hits the Islamic Republic.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat as lawmakers rushed to the dais of Iran’s parliament shouting, “Death to America!” according to the Associated Press.
President Donald Trump offered support to protesters on Saturday, writing on Truth Social that “Iran is looking toward FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The United States stands ready to help!!!”
IRANIAN MILITARY CHIEF THREATENS PREEMPTIVE ATTACK AFTER Trump COMMENTS
In this still image capture from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked protester holds a photo of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a demonstration in Tehran, Iran, Friday (Jan. 1). 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
At a news conference Friday, Trump said Iran faces increasing pressure as unrest spreads across the country.
“Iran is in big trouble,” he said. “It seems to me that people are taking over some cities that no one really thought possible a few weeks ago. We are monitoring the situation very carefully.”
The president said the United States would respond forcefully if the regime resorted to mass violence.
“We’re going to hit them really hard where it hurts. And that doesn’t mean we have to stay down, but it means hit them really, really hard where it hurts,” he said.
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Protests in Iran intensify for 12th day. (The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI))
Fox News Digital contacted the State Department and the White House for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Emma Bussey, Brie Stimson and Associated Press contributed to this report.
