[U.S. and Israeli Leaders Reportedly Discuss Joint Strike on Iran] According to a report by Golden Finance on October 14, citing Israel's Channel 12, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has recently held multiple phone calls with U.S. President Trump to discuss the possibility of launching a large-scale joint military strike on Iran before Israel's parliamentary elections on October 27 and the U.S. midterm elections on November 3. The report, quoting informed sources, stated that Netanyahu has been actively advocating for U.S.-Israel joint military action, citing "concerning new developments" in Iran's nuclear activities. Senior U.S. government officials revealed that Trump has instructed relevant U.S. and Israeli departments to "move forward and prepare," but the U.S. has not yet made any substantive commitments to Israel. Trump had previously publicly stated that he would not attack Iran before the midterm elections. The report noted that there are differing opinions within both the U.S. and Israel regarding the resumption of joint strikes. Meanwhile, mediators such as Qatar are still awaiting Iran's response to the latest U.S. negotiation proposal. (CCTV International News)