US making specific plans for ground troops in Iran

US military officials are making detailed preparations for the possibility of deploying ground troops into Iran, the BBC's US partner CBS reports, citing multiple unnamed sources briefed on the discussions.

Senior Pentagon officials are making specific requests to plan for such a move, CBS reports.

The planning includes conversations about how the US would handle the detention of Iranian soldiers if there were US troops in the country, CBS cites two of the officials as saying.

On Friday, President Donald Trump said that the US was considering "winding down" its operations against Iran. He earlier told reporters that does not want a ceasefire.

President Donald Trump earlier told reporters that he was not planning to send ground troops to "anywhere", adding "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you".

The Department of Defense has not responded to the BBC's request for comment about the reported troop movements on Friday.

US Central Command, which is in charge of Washington's military operations in the Middle East, declined to speculate on potential troop movements.