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Al Jazeera special coverage: Inside America's Iran war debate

In a special broadcast from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera examined deep political divisions in the US over the Iran war, particularly the possibility of deploying ground troops. White House correspondent Mike Hanna reported that President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refuse to discuss the issue publicly, keeping troop deployment an “operational” matter, making boots on the ground the war’s most divisive topic. Kristen Saloomey in New York noted that rising oil prices, despite the US being the world’s top producer, are hitting consumers and threatening Trump’s promise to curb inflation, with tanker traffic halted in the Strait of Hormuz. On Capitol Hill, Patty Culhane highlighted that 74% of Americans oppose sending ground forces, including 52% of Republicans, with Democrats uniformly against the war. The broadcast revealed a reported rift between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hegseth over potential ground invasion plans. Vice President J.D. Vance faces a political dilemma as his anti-war past clashes with supporting Trump’s current military actions. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham drew backlash from the MAGA base for suggesting sending “sons and daughters” to war, while conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly warned against repeating past Middle East mistakes. Al Jazeera noted that first US casualties have already returned home, and military experts caution that unclear objectives put troops at risk. Former Obama administration policy director Laurie Watkins and ex-Congressman Tom Davis debated whether Trump’s decisions are strategically necessary or politically costly ahead of the midterms. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:   / aljazeeraenglish   Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #IranWar #USTroops #Trump #GroundForces #MiddleEastConflict #OilPrices #CapitolHill #MAGA #JDVance #LindseyGraham #USPolitics #IranMilitaryDeployment #AlJazeeraCoverage #USIsraelWarOnIran #StraitOfHormuz