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Day eleven of Operation Epic Fury and President Trump delivered the most contradictory set of signals of the entire conflict. Speaking to House Republicans at his Doral resort in Miami, he said the war would end pretty quickly and described it as a short-term excursion. Then at his first press conference since the strikes began, he said America had not won enough, that there was more to do, and that ultimate victory was the goal. He threatened to hit Iran twenty times harder if it tried to close the Strait of Hormuz. And Bloomberg reported that Trump is weighing the deployment of American special forces on the ground inside Iran to physically seize its stockpile of highly enriched uranium — because airstrikes alone cannot reach it.

Iran's deputy foreign minister stated ceasefire conditions for the first time. China, Russia, and France have all contacted Iran about ending the war. Russia congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Supreme Leader and reaffirmed unwavering support for Tehran. Putin offered Europe long-term Russian energy deals as gas prices nearly doubled. Canada's Prime Minister refused to rule out military participation. The G7 called for de-escalation without condemning the strikes. Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using white phosphorus in residential areas of Lebanon. Oil dropped from one hundred and ten to one hundred dollars after Trump's remarks but remains fifty-seven percent above pre-war levels. An eighth American service member was confirmed dead. And the conflict has now killed people from at least twelve countries.

Day eleven. Trump says it is ending soon. But America's special forces may be heading into Iran.

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