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Trump Says He's Not Putting US Troops on the Ground in Iran

Mar 20, 2026Center Left

With the Iran war set to enter its fourth week, President Donald Trump was pressed on whether he plans to send U.S. ground troops to Iran saying, “No, I'm not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you, but I’m not putting troops.” It comes even as the United States is deploying thousands of U.S. Marines to the region. NBC’s Peter…

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