Trump Fans Iran Quagmire Fears With Debate on Ground Troops (4)

US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump.

At the same time, Trump floated the idea late Friday that the war could end quickly — even as he had ruled out an immediate ceasefire earlier in the day.

Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform Friday evening that the US was close to realizing its goals “as we consider winding down our ...