Will US Launch Ground Operation in Iran?

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🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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As more troops arrive in the Middle East, American officials refuse to rule out the potential for a ground operation in Iran. An executive order promises to pay TSA officers, but Congress can’t agree on funding the rest of the Department of Homeland Security. And a record number of Republican members of Congress are retiring before the midterms, complicating GOP efforts to retain control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	It's Monday, March 30th. The ground troops are there. Will they actually be deployed on the ground?
0:35.7	We start here.
0:42.2	Thousands more Marines have arrived in the Middle East.
0:46.0	The question is, what is the president planning on doing with them?
0:50.0	After a month of war with Iran, are we any closer to ending it?
0:53.2	TSA workers are about to get their paychecks, we think. Why did he wait until now to make sure that these workers are paid?
0:58.6	No thanks to Congress, by the way.
1:00.2	We'll break down what's next for security lines.
1:02.5	And it might have been the single most widespread protest in American history.
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