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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Exclusive: Trump floats "off ramps" after attacking Iran

President Trump told Axios on Saturday that he has several "off ramps" from Operation Epic Fury , the extraordinary U.S. military campaign against Iran that he launched early Saturday morning. What they're saying: "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]," Trump said in a five-minute phone interview from Mar-a-Lago. - "In any case, it will take them several years to recover from this attack," he predicted. Why it matters: The comments offer the first real window into Trump's thinking about how this ends — and suggest he's still open to a diplomatic solution, even after U.S.-Iran nuclear…

President Trump told Axios on Saturday that he has several "off ramps" from Operation Epic Fury , the extraordinary U.S. military campaign against Iran that he launched early Saturday morning. What they're saying: "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]," Trump said in a five-minute phone interview from Mar-a-Lago. - "In any case, it will take them several years to recover from this attack," he predicted. Why it matters: The comments offer the first real window into Trump's thinking about how this ends — and suggest he's still open to a diplomatic solution, even after U.S.-Iran nuclear…Open

AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Reluctant MAGA demands swift results from Trump in Iran

The America First wing of the MAGA coalition wants swift results from Saturday's Iran strikes , often invoking the late Charlie Kirk's opposition to foreign wars. The big picture: President Trump's invasion of Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro exposed a rift with some in his base, and a prolonged skirmish in the Middle East could exacerbate those tensions ahead of a difficult midterm election for Republicans. - Many in the MAGA sphere said Trump had campaigned on no new wars . but they signaled a swift and victorious resolution in Iran could ease their concerns. - Trump repeatedly said he preferred a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear weapons ambitious but never ruled out using force. - The White House did not immediately…

The America First wing of the MAGA coalition wants swift results from Saturday's Iran strikes , often invoking the late Charlie Kirk's opposition to foreign wars. The big picture: President Trump's invasion of Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro exposed a rift with some in his base, and a prolonged skirmish in the Middle East could exacerbate those tensions ahead of a difficult midterm election for Republicans. - Many in the MAGA sphere said Trump had campaigned on no new wars . but they signaled a swift and victorious resolution in Iran could ease their concerns. - Trump repeatedly said he preferred a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear weapons ambitious but never ruled out using force. - The White House did not immediately…Open