The Biden administration dismissed as “ridiculous” reports that Iranian officials provided the U.S. advance notice of the timing and targets of its drone and missile attacks against Israel on Saturday.

Reuters reported Sunday, citing Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials, that Iran gave wide notice to neighboring countries and the U.S. days before its drone and missile attack on Israel. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles Saturday, most of which were downed before reaching Israeli territory.

“We receive messages from Iran, and they receive messages from us, too, but there was never any message to us or anyone else on the timeframe, the targets, or the type of response,” National Security Adviser John Kirby said at Monday’s press briefing. “I want to be clear: This whole narrative out there that Iran passed us a message of what they were going to do is ridiculous.”

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