U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed in an interview with Fox News that "Israeli intelligence passed information to Trump and his administration about a very specific assassination attempt that the Iranians tried to carry out against the president." Meanwhile, Israel's embassy in the U.S. responded to claims in The Wall Street Journal that the warning was intended to drag the U.S. back into fighting Iran: "Those determined to disparage Israel and drive a wedge between it and the United States will always find a narrative that fits their agenda. Israel shares vital intelligence with the U.S. because that's what close allies do. That's what trusted partners do."