Netanyahu says Iran is being 'decimated' but revolution requires 'ground component'

President Trump said in the Oval Office he would not send U.S. troops to the Middle East; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu commented afterward. The comments lower the immediate prospect of U.S. troop deployment and modestly reduce short-term geopolitical risk, but do not represent a formal policy shift and are unlikely to move markets materially.

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President Trump said in the Oval Office he would not send U.S. troops to the Middle East; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu commented afterward. The comments lower the immediate prospect of U.S. troop deployment and modestly reduce short-term geopolitical risk, but do not represent a formal policy shift and are unlikely to move markets materially.