EXCERPT:
BAIER: “One thing: the president was aware of Israel’s action before it happened. There were no surprises here. But he gave me a quote, he said, 'Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb. We hope to get back to the negotiating table. We'll see. There are several people in leadership in Iran that will not be coming back.' Now, the president, I know, has spoken to Prime Minister Netanyahu several times in recent days. As I mentioned before, the Trump Administration reached out to a key Middle Eastern ally beforehand to acknowledge the strike was going to happen, but that the U.S. was not involved in the strike, but the goal still to get Iran back to the negotiating table. There was this building frustration about what Iran was doing at the negotiating table with Steve Witkoff, the Middle East envoy. He was scheduled again for Sunday. Looks like obviously that may change, the dynamic there, Whether that moves forward at all depends on what Iran does in response. The president told me he’s looking to see what the retaliation may be. CENTCOM is on high alert, the U.S. will defend — will help defend Israel if needed. And as I mentioned in the last time we talked, the Iron Dome has been replenished in Israel in recent weeks.”