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Ground troops 'not part of the plan,' Leavitt says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. ground troops in Iran are "not part of the plan" at present.

"They're not part of the plan for this operation at this time, but I certainly will never take away military options on behalf of the president of the United States or the commander in chief, and he wisely does not do the same for himself," Leavitt said at a press briefing Wednesday afternoon.