Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene top aides and ministers Sunday evening for a security discussion in his office in Jerusalem, amid reports that the US and Israel are preparing to restart the war with Iran.

Netanyahu is also scheduled to speak with US President Donald Trump on Sunday evening. The discussions come after a drone struck a nuclear power plant in the UAE, which, along with Israel, sustained the most blows from Iran during the war.

“Our eyes are open regarding Iran,” Netanyahu said during Sunday’s weekly cabinet meeting. Referring to Trump, he added, “I will certainly hear impressions from his trip to China, perhaps other things as well. Certainly, there are many possibilities, and we are prepared for every scenario.”

Last week Trump visited China for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He said Xi had offered to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for the global oil supply that Iran has blocked, and that the Chinese leader had pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in the war.

On Sunday, after Trump returned from China, he shared an AI-generated graphic of him and a US Navy admiral in front of stormy waters with several ships, including one flying the Iranian flag. A caption read, “It was the calm before the storm.”

Last week, it was reported that Israel and the United States were carrying out intense preparations to renew attacks on Iran, possibly as soon as this week.

Security discussions in the Prime Minister’s Office, often termed the “small security cabinet,” usually include Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.

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