Trump speaks with Israel's Netanyahu as tensions simmer in region

President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday amid simmering tensions in the Middle East, The Hill reports.

A readout of the phone call issued by the White House said the two leaders agreed to continue their close coordination in the region.

The conversation between Trump and Netanyahu also follows the U.S. president's suggestion that he could pull troops out of Syria "very soon."

Trump has voiced support in recent days for an early withdrawal from the wartorn country. Such a move, however, would go against the advice of many national security officials, who have warned that a U.S. presence is needed in the country to keep Islamic State militants at bay.

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was unceremoniously fired by Trump last month, previously laid out a plan for an indefinite U.S. military presence in Syria.

Trump also fielded phone calls with Gulf leaders this week, including Saudi King Salman on Monday and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday. Those calls, according to the White House, hinged on the ongoing dispute between Qatar and several Gulf states.