By Meridith McGraw

President Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he and his team were read in on Israel's plans to attack Iran.

Asked what kind of heads-up the U.S. got ahead of the attack, Trump said in a brief phone interview on Friday morning, "Heads-up? It wasn't a heads-up. It was, we know what's going on."

The president said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and plans to speak with him again Friday. He called the operation "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 said.

"They should have made a deal and they still can make a deal while they have something left- they still can," he added.

Asked what effect the attack could have on the markets, Trump said, "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."

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