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 phone on Saturday as Israel is on “high alert” and preparing for the possibility of a US military intervention in Iran, Reuters said, citing multiple Israeli sources.
The report comes as nationwide anti-regime demonstrations across Iran reached the two-week mark.
On Saturday, the Iranian regime activated an internet “kill switch” in an apparent attempt to cover up alleged abuses by security forces and as protests against them mounted across the country, a cybersecurity expert said. The power outage has reduced internet access to a fraction of normal levels.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his year-end press conference at the Department of State in Washington, DC, December 19, 2025. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters)
On Sunday, Iran’s parliament speaker warned that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America attacked the Islamic Republic.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat as lawmakers stormed the stage of Iran’s parliament, shouting: “Death to America!” according to The Associated Press.
President Donald Trump offered support to the protesters on Saturday, writing on Truth Social that “Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The US stands ready to help!!!”
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In this frame shot from a video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked protester holds a photo of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
At a news conference Friday, Trump said Iran is under increasing pressure as unrest spreads across the country.
“Iran is in big trouble,” he said. “It seems that people are taking over certain cities that no one thought possible just a few weeks ago. We are closely monitoring the situation.”
The president said the US would respond strongly 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 put our feet on the ground, but it means we have to hit them really, really hard where it hurts,” he said.
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The protests in Iran are intensifying for the twelfth day. (The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI))
