Trump says no ground invasion of Iran even to secure nuclear dust

Published July 8, 2026 10:46am ET | Updated July 8, 2026 10:46am ET



President Donald Trump said Wednesday that, even as ceasefire negotiations with Iran have broken down, he is not planning a ground invasion of the Gulf country.

Trump told reporters Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, that the United States has already effectively “got the nuclear material because it’s so far underground, nobody’s going to be able to get it except us because we have the equipment that can get it.”

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