While Operation Epic Fury was militarily successful, securing a settlement, peace deal or even just a framework agreement has been less of a triumph.

The president posted that a peace deal with Iran would be announced “shortly” and that a deal was “largely negotiated.” Then he posted it was not “even fully negotiated yet.”

Trump’s ever-shifting stance has clouded the prospects of a peace deal in the near future.

President Trump faces pressure from Iran's demands for financial relief and Republican hawks urging a decisive end to the conflict. This has led to fluctuating promises of a deal…