US EditionTrump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran: NBC
Trump has discussed deploying a small U.S. troop contingent for strategic missions like securing uranium and protecting nuclear sites amid ongoing Iran conflict, sources said.
- On Friday, NBC News reported that President Donald Trump privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. ground troops inside Iran, citing two U.S. officials, a former U.S. official and another person with knowledge.
- While outlining a post-war Iran, Trump told aides and Republican officials he considered securing Iran's uranium and working with a new Iranian government on oil, NBC reports.
- According to U.S. officials, discussions focus on a small contingent of U.S. troops for specific strategic missions, and the president has not issued orders, though Trump said, `I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground`.
- The White House pushed back Thursday, with Karoline Leavitt saying the report relied on outsiders and the president `keeps all options open`, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Tehran is ready to confront U.S. troops.
- Trump has also said he wants to influence Iran's leadership and encouraged Iranian Kurdish groups to attack Iran; analysts including Malcolm Davis and Dylan Williams warn this risks a 'slippery slope' into a 'forever war.
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Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr A report suggests that the operation against Iran will not be limited to air strikes but could involve ground forces as well. NBC News published a story on Friday suggesting that President Trump is “privately” flirting with the idea of putting American troops in Ira, citing two unnamed government officials. The idea of a troop presence in Iran would not be a full-scale ground invasion but a “small” number of forces u…
The White House has not ruled out sending troops to Iran, even if those responsible continue to hope for a pure air war.
The United States is reportedly preparing a potential intervention on Iranian soil. Our American colleagues from NBC News confirm that this option is indeed being explored by the White House. - War in the Middle East: Does Trump have a plan to deploy troops on Iranian soil? (International).
Trump ’considering sending US ground troops’ to Iran
US President Donald Trump has privately discussed the possibility of deploying small contingents of American ground troops in Iran, according to a report in the American media. NBC News, citing two US officials, a former US official and a person familiar with the discussions, reported that Trump has expressed serious interest in deploying US forces on the ground inside Iran during private conversations. The discussions, however, have not centred…
US President Donald Trump has reportedly expressed "serious interest" in deploying US troops directly to Iran, reportedly in the form of a limited ground contingent.
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