Kayleigh Lyons

Well, that's a major question, Tim.

Whatever talks are happening are through intermediaries.

You have the likes of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey all meeting this weekend as they seek an end to this conflict, though representatives from the U.S.

and Iran were not at that table.

And as you say, Iran contends that they are not talking directly with Washington, having rejected the 15-point ceasefire plan earlier.

in public that President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One last night that Iranians had accepted most of those 15 points, that we didn't specify which ones.

There's a bit of a he said, she said situation here when it comes to the U.S.

and Iran.

It also is a bit of a good cop, bad cop situation, Tim, except frankly, President Trump seems to be playing

Both of those roles is on the one hand, he is citing good progress in negotiations he says are happening.

On the other hand, he's taking to true social and threatening Iranian infrastructure, the energy infrastructure, oil wells, Karg Island.

He said all of these things, even water infrastructure through desalination plants could be targeted.

according to the president, if the Strait of Hormuz is not open for business, which, of course, right now it is not.

So the escalation risk is certainly there, especially considering thousands more American service members have arrived in the theater.

Of course, you had thousands of Marines and sailors aboard an amphibious assault ship.

You have more Marines and Army paratroopers that have been ordered there.

And you have reports in the likes of The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post that the president is seriously considering putting—

troops on the ground in some form.

The Wall Street Journal talking about the idea of seizing enriched uranium, something that would likely require ground forces and take some time.

You also had the president telling the Financial Times that he would like to take Iran's oil, something that could involve the seizure of Karg Island, which is also something that is likely to need