US President Donald Trump has privately expressed a serious interest in deploying U.S. troops on the ground inside Iran, according to NBC News, quoting US officials. This idea was discussed with aides and Republican officials outside the White House, who represent his plans for the post-war.
Trump wants to crate Venezuela-like military operation in Iran in order to secure Tehran's uranium and take over the Iranian regime and oil production. The president's comments expressing serious interest in deploying ground troops and not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purposes, the US officials, the former US official and the person with knowledge of the discussions said. However, Trump has not given an official order or made any decisions to ground troops.
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“This story is based on assumptions from anonymous sources who are not part of the President’s national security team and are clearly not read into these discussions,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
“President Trump always, wisely keeps all options open, but anyone trying to insinuate he is in favor of one option or another proves they have no real seat at the table,” Leavitt said.