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Trump says he is ‘nowhere near’ deciding to send troops to Iran for nuclear stockpile
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump says he is “nowhere near” deciding whether to send US 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 tells 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 10 days ago, with the US and Israel launching strikes against Iran and Iran responding with attacks across the Middle East.
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