Trump hints at sending US troops to secure Iran’s uranium
United States President Donald Trump has suggested that American ground troops could be deployed to Iran to secure the country’s stockpiles of enriched uranium. Speaking on Saturday, Trump said there could be a scenario where US forces enter Iran to prevent its nuclear materials from being diverted or falling into the wrong hands. He linked the idea to wider US war aims, which include ensuring that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons. According to US media reports, the president has recently discussed a limited ground deployment with senior aides and Republican allies outside the White House. In those conversations, he talked about a post war Iran where Washington helps secure uranium reserves and shapes a new relationship with any future government in Tehran. Trump stressed that any decision to send in ground troops would require what he called a very good […]