As Trump pushes for talks, US troop moves signal potential Iran war escalation

2026-03-26 - 07:21

Even as Donald Trump pushes for talks to end the war against Iran, the US has ordered thousands of troops to the region, fuelling fears that the president is gearing up for exactly the sort of risky ground invasion that he once campaigned against. Iran has publicly rejected Trump’s diplomatic outreach and threatened massive retaliation if the US does put boots on the ground in a bid to break Tehran’s will. For a president who faulted his predecessors’ so-called forever wars, the potential...