New York, US, November 12 (ANI): Bahrain has formally requested an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting under the agenda item “The Situation in the Middle East,” with regional security developments in the Gulf expected to be central to the discussions, according to Al Jazeera.
United Nations broadcast schedules indicate that the council meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 3:10 p.m. New York time, corresponding to 20:10 GMT. However, no speakers have been formally registered or included on the roster so far.
According to Al Jazeera, the independent research organization Security Council Report, which monitors the diplomatic body’s proceedings, has indicated that formal briefings are expected from Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi and a senior representative of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The wider Middle East is experiencing overlapping military, political and humanitarian crises following the outbreak of US-Israeli military operations targeting Iran in February 2026.
Against this backdrop, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reportedly been ordered to step up preparations for a possible Iranian attack under directives from the security cabinet led by caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a report published by Israeli public broadcaster KAN on November 11.
The reported directives could increase the risk of escalation, the broadcaster noted, adding that details about the scope of potential operations remain limited. Meanwhile, Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been tasked with forming the next government, has cautioned against taking nonurgent action.
So far, neither the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office nor the IDF has officially confirmed preparations for an imminent strike. The latest developments remain consistent with previous reports about military readiness.
Amid heightened operational readiness, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly engaged in a heated telephone conversation in recent days, which deteriorated into an acrimonious exchange over disagreements about the course of the war with Iran, according to Israeli media reports.
According to Israeli news organizations Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, Netanyahu repeatedly pushed for renewed military action and urged Trump to restart the war during the call. However, the US president preferred allowing ongoing peace negotiations with Tehran to continue and supported a diplomatic approach as discussions progressed.
Netanyahu has consistently argued that Washington should resume strikes and actively pursue regime change in the Islamic Republic, while Trump has favored maintaining economic pressure to secure diplomatic concessions from Tehran.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office rejected claims that the conversation became confrontational, describing the reports as “fake news.”
Sources quoted by both outlets described the conversation as having descended into a “shouting match from hell.” A senior Israeli official confirmed that the two leaders had spoken over the weekend but denied that any confrontation had occurred.
Trump and Netanyahu have previously had heated telephone exchanges over the conflict. Following several disagreements in June, Trump told The Post that he had called Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” during one conversation.
The latest reports emerged days after the Financial Times reported that Netanyahu had been calling Trump daily to persuade him to resume an all-out war.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is facing uncertainty over his political future after his party lost seats in the general election held in October.
Continuing his hard-line stance, Netanyahu addressed the 26th Knesset assembly on Tuesday, saying that replacing Iran’s leadership was the only way to end what he described as Tehran’s reign of terror and halt its nuclear program.
“Iran is working to renew the nuclear threat. The only way to permanently remove this existential threat is by toppling the ayatollah regime,” Netanyahu said.
In contrast, Trump has resisted calls to resume the conflict, choosing instead to continue the US economic pressure campaign in an effort to compel Iran to make concessions.
Asked during a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday whether he would restart the war, Trump said he did not think “there’s any reason to.” (ANI)
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