[Israeli officials say the United States and Israel are consulting on a plan to strike Iran] On October 16, Israeli sources quoted Israeli security officials as saying that Israeli and Western intelligence showed that Iran was taking "extreme measures" militarily. Therefore, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio that day to discuss plans to implement a military strike against Iran. However, the source said that both Israeli and U.S. officials said that both sides assessed that the current situation has not yet reached a level that requires immediate military action. Previously, U.S. President Trump had stated that he would not attack Iran before the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, and Netanyahu also said that he would not attack Iran before the Israeli parliamentary elections on October 27.