'We May Be Putting Boots on the Ground': Senator Alarmed by Iran Briefing With Trump Officials [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 3rd, 2026, 6:26 pm


Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said he is worried that the U.S. may deploy soldiers in Iran amid its ongoing bombing campaign against the country.

The U.S. and Israel began striking targets across Iran on Saturday. Dozens of high-ranking officials were killed, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Hundreds of civilians have also died in the bombings, one of which hit a school in southern Iran, killing more than 165 people, most of them young girls. Six U.S. service members in Kuwait were killed in an Iranian retaliatory strike.

President Donald Trump has said the campaign could last a month or longer. On Tuesday, senators attended a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials, who apparently did nothing to ease Democratic senators’ concerns. Addressing reporters on Capitol Hill after the briefing, Blumenthal said he believes the deployment of soldiers to Iran is a real possibility:

I just want to say that I am more fearful than ever after this briefing that we may be putting boots on the ground and that troops from the United States may be necessary to accomplish objectives that the administration seems to have.