Miles Parks

So you've got Trump talking about de-escalation, Greg, but at the same time, isn't the U.S.

still building up its military presence in the region?

But Trump has said no boots on the ground at different points related to the Iran conflict.

Is that still the working assumption or?

So thinking about, I guess, to your kind of the way you put it, Greg, which I thought was helpful in terms of there's a kind of a de-escalation route and an escalation route.

Think about the de-escalation route.

Who is leading negotiations at this point on the U.S.

side or who's kind of leading the diplomatic effort to move this conflict toward a close?

All right.

Let's take a quick break and more on the Iran conflict in just a moment.

And we're back.

And we talk on the show a lot about President Trump looking for different ways to declare victory in basically any situation.

It's clear that he's looking for a way to do that to kind of end this war.

An off ramp is what some people have called it.

What are his options at this point?

So is regime change just completely off the table at this point in terms of that was something that was mentioned a lot earlier this year in terms of President Trump talking about the protesters in Iran, how they were treated by the regime.

And then early in this conflict, President Trump begging the people of Iran to basically stand up for themselves.

Are we hearing any of that sort of language now?

Greg, I want to ask before we close just about how the region moves forward from this, no matter how it ends.

Can you talk a little bit about the U.S.