Why US ‘boots on the ground’ won’t be enough
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has kept the world guessing over whether he will launch a ground invasion in Iran.
However, the arrival of thousands of US paratroopers in the region might be the clearest indication yet of the disrupter-in-chief’s thinking.
A month of airstrikes is one thing but the deployment of troops is quite another - so how would it work? Has Trump learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan?
Niall is joined by the former head of the UK armed forces General Sir Nick Carter.
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| 0:09.8 | A ground invasion of Iran is now on the cards. |
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