India, May 17 -- United States President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a phone call, an Israeli official said. The leaders reportedly discussed Iran during the call, Axios cited the official as saying.

Netanyahu had earlier today said he had scheduled to speak to the US President and was expected to hear about Trump's trip to China. The Israeli PM had also suggested that Iran would also figure in their discussions.

The phone call comes in the backdrop of Trump mulling fresh strikes on Iran even as he recently concluded his visit to Beijing. After his diplomatic visit to China, Trump had said that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was in agreement with him on the reopening of Strait of Hormuz and o...