We're ahead of our initial timeline by a lot.

It's going to be ended soon.

Are you thinking this week it will be over?

No, but soon.

I think soon.

Okay, and with respect...

Very soon.

We could call it a tremendous success right now, as we leave here, I could call it,

or we could go further, and we're going to go further.

So it's successful, but it's also going further.

President Trump yesterday with conflicting messages about the future of the war with Iran.

The question is, does the administration actually have an exit plan?

When's it coming?

There's also new reporting that the president would support the killing of Iran's new leader if he doesn't agree to the administration's demands. The question is, who would be next in line?

That happens. Plus, we'll go through the war's impact on the global economy after oil prices yesterday

topped $100 a barrel for the first time in four years. The question is, will spiking prices at the pump factor into the war strategy?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Tuesday, March 10th. We will start with the news.

President Trump is making wildly conflicting comments about the war with Iran, raising serious concerns about the American strategy there as the U.S. military operations and the global economy hang in the balance.

During a series of remarks in post yesterday,

Trump made contradictory claims about when the war could end, calling the mission short term,

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