Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin is reporting on a phone call that host Bret Baier had with President Trump tonight, and below is what he said about the Israeli attack on Iran.

Note, that he did say the US would protect Israel if Iran retaliates.

Here’s the full report:

Exclusive: @BretBaier spoke to President Trump by phone tonight following start of airstrikes.

Here’s what he said:

President Trump was aware of the strikes beforehand. There were no surprises, but the US was NOT involved militarily and hopes Iran will return to the negotiating table.

President Trump:

“Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb and we are hoping to get back to the negotiating table. We will see. There are several people in leadership that will not be coming back.” (A reference to some of the Iranian leaders who were killed tonight by Israel.)

Pres Trump has spoken to PM Netanyahu several times in recent days.

The Trump Administration reached out to at least one key Middle Eastern ally to acknowledge that the strike was going to happen but that the US was not involved in the strikes and the goal is still to get Iran back to the negotiating table.

The President is looking to see if there is retaliation, CENTCOM is on high alert, The US will defend itself and Israel if Iran retaliates.

He said I hope they get back to the negotiating table.

The US has replenished Iron Dome missiles in recent weeks, according to administration officials.

US officials confirm a number of top Iranian leaders are dead after the strikes.

Again, the US military was not involved in any way in these strikes, but clearly the administration knew about the Israeli plans in advance and was not surprised.