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Posted on March 9, 2026
2 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GooglePresident Trump on March 9, 2026 said he was “nowhere near” deciding to deploy U.S. troops into Iran to secure uranium, despite reports of U.S.–Israel discussions on special-forces missions to seize enriched uranium stockpiles.
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was "nowhere near" deciding whether to send U.S. troops into Iran to secure the stockpile of highly enriched uranium there.
"We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” Trump told the New York Post when asked about reported discussions between Israel and the United States on possibly deploying special forces to Iran to seize and secure the material.
A longstanding dispute over Iran's nuclear program escalated into military conflict ten days ago, with the U.S. and Israel launching strikes against Iran and Iran responding with attacks across the Middle East.
Without providing evidence, Trump said last month that Tehran was beginning to rebuild the nuclear program that he claimed had been “obliterated” by U.S. strikes in June last year.
Iran denies seeking a nuclear arsenal, saying its enrichment of uranium – a process that produces fuel for power plants and nuclear warheads depending on its duration – is strictly for civilian use.
(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Michelle Nichols)
No, President Trump stated he is 'nowhere near' deciding on sending troops to Iran for that purpose.
The conflict escalated after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran, which responded with attacks across the Middle East.
No, Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and claims its uranium enrichment is for civilian use only.
Trump claimed Iran was rebuilding its nuclear program after US strikes the previous year, although no evidence was provided.
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