With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

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As the prospect of renewed negotiations hangs by a thread, the chances of Trump ordering some kind of ground incursion appear to be rising

It is the doomsday scenario that Donald Trump repeatedly swore he would never countenance; putting boots on the ground in a deployment that could embroil the US in a Middle East “forever war”.

Now, with a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran coming to an end and prospects for renewed negotiations hanging by a thread, the chances of the president breaking that pledge and ordering some kind of ground incursion seem to be rising.

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