00:00So you think escalation would be the sort of the natural direction things, direction for things to be heading in.
00:07But that's not happening, you're saying, because really, President Trump is trying to avoid that at all costs.
00:12I think that's been the calculation for the last several weeks.
00:15I think it's been clear that that President Trump would prefer to find a negotiated off ramp to this to
00:20this conflict.
00:22That being said, I still maintain that this the ceasefire is, in fact, very fragile.
00:27I think it becomes very difficult for the United States to sit by and watch if Iran continues to attack
00:34the UAE or any of its other allies in the region.
00:38And so I do think that these next 12, 24 hours will be extremely important in seeing what direction this
00:45heads.
00:46But behind all behind the scenes on all of this are ongoing contacts between the two parties trying to find
00:53that elusive off ramp.
00:55And so, again, I would take that, generally speaking, as a positive sign amidst a lot of concerning actions.
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