Trump says US was read in on Israel’s attack on Iran: ‘It wasn’t a heads-up. It was, we know what’s going on’

US President Donald Trump says he and his aides were read in on Israel’s plans to attack Iran.

Asked whether Israel gave the US a heads-up on its attack, Trump tells The Wall Street Journal, “Heads-up? It wasn’t a heads-up. It was, we know what’s going on.”

Trump says he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and will hold another call with him on Friday.

He calls Israel’s attack on Iran “a very successful attack, to put it mildly.”

“I told the other side, I said, you have 60 days to make the deal. On the 61st day, they attacked. Today is 61 actually, and it was a very successful attack,” Trump tells WSJ.

“They should have made a deal and they still can make a deal while they have something left — they still can,” he adds.

Asked what effect the Israeli attack might have on the economy, Trump responds, “I think ultimately, it would be great for the market because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. It will be great for the market — should be the greatest thing ever for the market. Iran won’t have a nuclear weapon that was a great threat to humanity.”