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Trump, Israel's Netanyahu speak by phone about Iran

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-07-12 09:47

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, Sept 26, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]


The two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in "advancing shared national security interests, including efforts to prevent Iran's malign actions in the region," said the White House in a statement.

Iran announced Sunday that it was raising the uranium enrichment level beyond the limit set in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after Washington's unilateral exit from the landmark pact over a year ago.

Iran said earlier that the Europeans had failed to take "practical" steps to ensure Iran's economic interests under the deal.

Netanyahu, a vocal opponent of the 2015 nuclear deal, has urged European leaders to reimpose sanctions on Iran, accusing the Islamic republic of enriching uranium to "build nuclear weapons".

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