The United States government said this Wednesday (4) that the use of troops on the ground in Iran is not part of the current plan for the military operation conducted by Washington and Israel, but stated that this possibility has not been ruled out. The statement was made by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt during the press conference this Wednesday (4).
Leavitt was questioned by journalists about the possibility of sending American troops to Iranian territory. In response, he stated that the current military strategy does not include this type of operation, but highlighted that the government does not intend to limit President Donald Trump’s options.
“It is not part of the plan for this operation at this time, but I certainly will not take military options off the table on behalf of the President of the United States,” the spokeswoman said.
According to Leavitt, the government prefers to maintain strategic flexibility in the face of the evolution of the conflict.
“There have been leaders in the past who like to take options off the table without having a full understanding of how things might evolve,” he said.
Trump had already recently indicated that he did not completely rule out the possibility of sending troops to Iran. In an interview with the newspaper New York Postthe president said that this decision will depend on the progress of the war.
“We probably won’t need them, but if they were needed [, sim]”, he declared.
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has already provoked an intensification of tensions in the Middle East, including missile and drone attacks by Tehran against targets linked to Washington and its allies in the region.
