Netanyahu asked Trump to delay US attack on Iran - NYT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked US President Donald Trump to postpone an attack on Iran, the New York Times reported on Thursday citing a senior US official, as tensions ramp up amid a deadly crackdown on protests.

The conversation occurred on Wednesday, the newspaper added.

President Trump has repeatedly warned Iran against killing demonstrators and warned the United States was prepared to attack its Mideast arch-foe. But late on Wednesday, Trump appeared to signal a de-escalation by saying killings had ceased in Iran and there would be no executions.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt asked the United States not to attack Iran, the New York Times added citing an Arab official.