[US-Iran War] Trump Says "No Hesitation to Deploy Ground Troops"... Is a Full-Scale War with Iran Coming?

Trump Does Not Rule Out Deploying Ground Troops

Cites "Intelligence on Resumed Nuclear Development" as Reason for Strikes

Hints at Possibility of Further Large-Scale Airstrikes

Donald Trump, President of the United States. Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

On March 2 (local time), President Donald Trump of the United States suggested that he does not rule out the possibility of deploying ground troops to Iran. Dispatching ground forces would mean engaging in a full-scale war with Iran.

In an interview with the New York Post that day, President Trump addressed the possibility of sending ground troops, stating, "Other presidents have said, 'There will be no ground troops,' but I do not hesitate about deploying ground forces." He added, "I say (ground troops) 'probably won't be necessary,' or 'we could send them if needed.'"

This is interpreted as expressing his willingness to send ground troops to Iran if necessary. Previously, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, at a press briefing, was asked whether U.S. ground forces were currently deployed in Iran. He replied, "No," but added, "However, we are not going to debate what we will or will not do in the future."

President Trump emphasized, "Things are progressing much faster than expected," and, "We killed 49 people, and as you know, what we anticipated would take at least four weeks was accomplished in a single day."

In particular, President Trump explained that the reason for the military operation against Iran was intelligence indicating that Iran had resumed its nuclear development project.

He stated, "Because Iran was trying to build nuclear weapons, we completely destroyed those facilities," and added, "But we discovered they were working to build nuclear weapons through enrichment at a completely different location. So it was time to make a decision."

In another interview with CNN, Trump said that the U.S. military is "completely smashing" Iran, but also noted, "The big wave hasn't come yet." This is interpreted as implying the possibility of additional large-scale attacks on Iran by the U.S. military.

When asked how long the war might last, President Trump responded, "I don't want the war to last too long," and, "I've always thought it would be over in about four weeks. We're moving a bit ahead of schedule (progressing quickly)."

He also mentioned that since Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a military operation on February 28, it is now unclear who is leading Iran. He stated, "Right now, Iran doesn't even know who is leading them," and added, "We have eliminated 49 of Iran's leaders."

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