US President Trump tells the NY Post that he will not rule out sending US troops into Iran ‘if necessary’, adds that he doesn't care about polling

• “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on the ground.’ I don’t say it,” Trump said. “I say ‘probably don’t need them,’ [or] ‘if they were necessary.'”

Trump's comments about not ruling out military action in Iran can heighten geopolitical tensions, which may impact risk assets like equities, while boosting safe-haven flows into gold and the USD. The statement signals a more aggressive foreign policy stance, diverging from typical assurances against military involvement, and could affect market sentiment significantly as traders reassess risk in broader global contexts.