Paris, March 27 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday (local time) said that the United States can accomplish its military objectives in the war against Iran "without any ground troops", even as Washington is considering sending additional ground troops to West Asia despite the talks with Iran amid the conflict.

Speaking to reporters following the Foreign Ministers meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) here, the US Secretary of State said that the country would destroy all military capabilities of the Islamic Republic in order to keep Tehran from acquiring any nuclear weapons.

"We're going to destroy their navy, we are going to destroy their air force, and we are going to significantly destroy their missile launchers so they can n...