To “NYP”, the president says that the operation is “very ahead of schedule”; forces would be sent “if necessary”
The American president, (Republican Party), stated that he would send United States ground troops to Iran “if they were necessary”.The statement was made in an interview with the newspaper this Monday (2.Mar.2026).
Operation Epic Fury, launched on Saturday (Feb 28), eliminated several high-ranking Iranian officials, including Iran’s supreme leader, the . The joint attack with Israel exceeded the initial expectations of the US government and is “very ahead of schedule”, the Republican told NYP.
“I have no fears about sending troops to the territory. As all presidents say: ‘There will be no troops in the territory’. I don’t say that,” Trump stated.
In an interview with journalists this Monday (2nd March), the US Secretary of War, , that there are no US troops on Iranian territory at the moment. However, he said the US would “as far as necessary” to promote the interests of its population.
In a statement this Monday (2.Mar), Trump that the military operation against Iran is expected to last 4 to 5 weeks, but suggested that it could extend the offensive “for much longer”.
ESCALATION
The United States and Israel Iran on Saturday (28.Feb). Bombings took place near the office of Iran’s supreme leader and government buildings.
The attack took place after weeks of tension between the countries. On February 19, US President Donald Trump (Republican Party) stated that, within 10 days, he would know whether he should give “one step forward” in relation to an attack against Iran.
Afterwards, the Republican declared that everyone, including the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Dan Caine, considers that a possible war against Iran would result in a .
Noon Tuesday (24.Feb), Trump said that the US had not yet heard Iran pronounce “those magic words: ‘we will never have a nuclear weapon’”. In his speech, the American president stated that the Persian regime “has already developed missiles that could threaten Europe and our bases abroad, and is working to build missiles that will soon reach the USA”.
Trump’s statements were made while the with Iran over the Asian country’s nuclear arsenal, which did not result in an agreement.
According to the agency Reuters, the country if the Americans recognized their right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and lifted economic sanctions.
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