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We're prepared to subject you to disabling fire. Hi again, everyone. It's now 5 o'clock in New York, eight weeks now into what Donald

Trump initially described as a, quote, little incursion into Iran. And the prospect of prolonged

and durable peace, even after so many

declarations of victory, appears as elusive as ever, with a delicate ceasefire now on the verge

of expiring. There is some hope this afternoon, at least, tied to a U.S. delegation's trip to a

neutral site, Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, for peace talks with Iranian officials.

Trump says his VP, J.D. Vance, will lead that group, which will include Donald Trump's son-in-law,

Jared Kushner, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff. And not a moment too soon. This morning,

Trump told Bloomberg that the ceasefire would end Wednesday evening Washington time.

If it does lapse, Trump told PBS news this, quote, then lots of bombs start going off, end

quote. So any optimism associated with a potential deal ought to be tempered by the reality of the

last few days. Since we last met Friday, Donald Trump has thumped his chest and

declared Iran had, quote, agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again. Then one day later,

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Shortly after Iran appeared to fire on a pair of Indian

flagships in the area, U.S. forces carried out an attack and seizure

of an Iranian cargo ship that appeared intent on defying the U.S. blockade. But the awe-inspiring and

deliberate and calculated precision of the U.S. military now stands in stark and undeniable

contrast to the frenetic and erratic decision-making and

public utterances of its commander-in-chief. His chaotic leadership in public and private is the

subject of a remarkable new piece of reporting from the Wall Street Journal. In detailing the moment

Trump's appetite for risk had run out and his fears were ramping up, the Wall Street Journal reports In detailing the moment Trump's appetite for risk had run out and his fears were

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