President Donald Trump said in Washington on Monday that the US is 'nowhere near' ordering American ground troops into Iran to secure nuclear material at Isfahan, pushing back on a burst of weekend speculation over whether Donald Trump will invade Iran as part of the widening confrontation over Tehran's nuclear sites.
That speculation did not appear from nowhere. Trump had said last Monday that he would not rule out putting 'boots on the ground' in Iran if they were necessary, and by Saturday several outlets, including Semafor, NBC News and Axios, were reporting that some form of special operations mission was being considered. The result was a familiar Trump fog, half denial, half opening, with the president insisting no decision had been made while refusing to shut the door completely.
