WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war. If Trump wants to hobble Iran’s oil industry for leverage in negotiations, a better option might be … Read more
President Trump said over the weekend that regime change in Iran has basically been accomplished, and that the new leaders are making concessions. Meanwhile, more U.S. troops have arrived in the region. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link
More U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East as President Trump touts “great progress” on peace talks. Meanwhile, Iran reacted to the possibility of U.S. troops on the ground by threatening to set them on fire. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson has more. Source link
Hundreds of U.S. Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are now in the Middle East, as well as thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers, according to sources familiar with the deployments. The sources said having the forces in the region gives President Trump military options in Iran, including operations that could target … Read more
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker, on Sunday warned the United States against a ground invasion, threatening to set American troops “on fire” and step up attacks on U.S. allies, according to Iranian official media. Ghalibaf said Iranian forces are “waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire … Read more
A top Iranian official has warned the U.S. against a ground invasion, saying its troops would be set “on fire,” as regional diplomats met Sunday in Pakistan in hopes of opening direct U.S.-Iran talks and ending the monthlong war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will widen its invasion of Lebanon, expanding the “existing … Read more
Iran said Sunday it is ready to face U.S. troops on the ground, accusing Washington of secretly planning an assault while seeking negotiations to end the war. “The enemy, openly, sends messages of negotiation and dialogue, but secretly is planning a ground attack,” Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said, according to state media outlet IRNA … Read more
More than 3,500 U.S. troops, including the USS Tripoli with about 2,500 Marines, arrived in the Middle East, officials announced Saturday, as strikes in the Iran war intensified. The U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the USS Tripoli, which serves as the flagship for the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group / 31st … Read more