{"id":18316,"date":"2026-04-02T03:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/four-takeaways-from-trumps-address-no-end-date-for-iran-war-no-direct-criticism-of-nato\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:38:45","slug":"four-takeaways-from-trumps-address-no-end-date-for-iran-war-no-direct-criticism-of-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/four-takeaways-from-trumps-address-no-end-date-for-iran-war-no-direct-criticism-of-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Four takeaways from Trump\u2019s address: No end date for Iran war, no direct criticism of NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Lisa Mascaro<\/span>, <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Matthew Lee<\/span> and <span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 borCAt\">Michelle L. Price<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-04-02T13:39:26+11:00\">April 2, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 1:39pm<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 jfkHmu sc-369d9219-0 eXOXvX\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 bOiPYX\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 bufJxo\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 bQUHHf bbwrGd jdMUKO\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23.60865644725\">\n<p><strong>Washington<\/strong>: US President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday night (Washington time) to explain his rationale for the war against Iran at a pivotal moment at home and abroad, but he offered few new details as he amasses extraordinary executive authority to prosecute the military operation.<\/p>\n<p>The war is fast becoming a signature of his second-term agenda and the speech was a capstone to a remarkable day flexing presidential power.<\/p>\n<p>Trump started the morning as the first sitting president to show up for a US Supreme Court hearing, a stunning reach of the executive into the affairs of the judicial branch. He ended with his first primetime address from the White House about a war he launched on his own, bulldozing past Congress.<\/p>\n<p>On an early northern spring night, when many Americans may have been looking upwards as Artemis II astronauts lifted off for NASA&rsquo;s return to the moon, Trump gave a nod to that historic milestone. Then he quickly refocused attention back to him &ndash; and to the conflict with Iran that has killed more than a dozen US service members and appears to have no easy exit in sight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"17.750677506775\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;America, as it has been for five years under my presidency, is winning &ndash; and now winning bigger than ever before,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend a Supreme Court hearing.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.5295,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e534518903ba4d5eee575e8274f0d5485d884b50 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to finish the job and were going to finish it very fast,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump on why the war is necessary<\/h3>\n<p>The president said at the top of his address that he wanted to &ldquo;discuss why Operation Epic Fury is necessary for the safety of America and the security of the free world&rdquo;, showing that part of the goal for Wednesday&rsquo;s speech was to take on the confusion that has persisted as he and his administration have shifted their reasons for launching the mission and its objectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23\">\n<p>But on Wednesday night, Trump did not offer any new explanations.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, calling such a prospect &ldquo;an intolerable threat&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Though he and his administration insisted that the US and Israel obliterated Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program in strikes last northern summer, he said on Wednesday that Iran sought to rebuild its nuclear program after those strikes at a new, different location. He did not offer details but said it indicated Iran was not backing away from its nuclear ambitions. He also said that Iran was building a vast arsenal of ballistic missiles that were a threat to America&rsquo;s homeland.<\/p>\n<p>While he said Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile capacity was greatly reduced, he didn&rsquo;t explain how the operation had headed off Iran&rsquo;s nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Instead, he painted the threats from Iran generally as having been wiped away, though he didn&rsquo;t back up that assertion, especially as several competing factions of power remain within Iran&rsquo;s theocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has long insisted that its nuclear program was peaceful. It had, however, been enriching uranium up to 60 per cent purity, a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels. Before the war, US intelligence agencies assessed that Iran had yet to begin a weapons program, but had &ldquo;undertaken activities that better position it to produce a nuclear device, if it chooses to do so&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/926c689c745cb82e2af97d54f8d8e5f7dd300363 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Little information about next steps<\/h3>\n<p>Thousands of additional US troops are heading to the Middle East. Gulf allies are urging Trump to finish the fight, arguing that Tehran hasn&rsquo;t been weakened enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"23\">\n<p>And yet, Trump himself has predicted the US will be done &ldquo;within maybe two weeks&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>He said the &ldquo;core strategic objectives are nearing completion&rdquo; and did not signal any preparations for a ground invasion by American troops &ndash; to retrieve Iran&rsquo;s enriched uranium or secure the Strait of Hormuz, where a chokehold by Iran has sent energy prices soaring.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump offered few details about next steps. At one point he told allies to simply reopen the waterway critical to oil shipments themselves &ndash; &ldquo;take it&rdquo;, he implored.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is fast approaching the 60-day mark when he must seek approval from Congress under the War Powers Act to continue any military operations.<\/p>\n<p>He did not announce the imminent start of peace talks or any other diplomatic effort to end the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"14.107638888889\">\n<p>Instead, he recounted the long wars in Korea and Vietnam and vowed that the US would be better off because of this one.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1997359486986043,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1997359486986043%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_22\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/860ffe49aed03d7d965dcddcf865411c24c4ccf0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a true investment for your children and your grandchildren&rsquo;s future,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<h3>No direct criticism of NATO<\/h3>\n<p>Trump has berated US allies for not doing their part in the conflict, even as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would convene a diplomatic summit to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the fighting ends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.077230359521\">\n<p>Both Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have suggested NATO will need to be reconsidered once the Iran war is over. But the president did not mention NATO by name during the speech.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has gone so far as to say he is &ldquo;seriously considering&rdquo; withdrawing from the military alliance, which has been a bulwark of trans-Atlantic unity and security since the end of World War II.<\/p>\n<p>But he cannot simply withdraw from NATO on his own without a legal fight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have to re-examine the value of NATO and that alliance for our country,&rdquo; Rubio said on Tuesday in an interview with <em>Fox News<\/em> host Sean Hannity. &ldquo;Ultimately, that&rsquo;s a decision for the president to make, and he&rsquo;ll have to make it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h3>Political ramifications at home<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24\">\n<p>Trump, who ran as the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; president vowing not to drag the country into endless wars, has yet to fully address the political pushback he faces from his own base of supporters over the Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The US economy is roiling, financial markets are swinging with Trump&rsquo;s various pronouncements about the war effort, and Americans are facing pain at the pump as the cost of living rises.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3d6e42902c8a17f59c4a939da620fb039722a6cf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3d6e42902c8a17f59c4a939da620fb039722a6cf 2x\"><source 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