US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted that ground troops could be sent into Iran “for a very good reason", adding that it would decimate Iranian forces to the point that it could not recover and fight against the American military.Follow Live Updates Of The US-Israel-Iran War
When asked about a possible ground invasion aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “I don’t want to talk about it. I don’t think its an appropriate question. I am not going to answer it. There could be (a ground invasion) possibly for a very good reason. There has to be a very good reason. I would say that if we ever did that, they (Iran) would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level."
Trump also ruled out any possibility of negotiations with Iran. “We are not looking to settle. They would like to settle, but we are not looking to settle," he told reporters. “They have leaders right now that nobody even knows who they are. They are being decimated now. At some point, I don’t think there will be anyone to say ‘we surrender’ and they are being decimated."
Trump said ground troops could be sent into Iran for a ‘very good reason,’ adding there were no plans to negotiatehttps://t.co/3g8xpGl4T6pic.twitter.com/e1Ho1odIR9— Reuters (@Reuters)March 8, 2026
This came days after Trump declared that it was “too late" for talks with Iran and demanded an unconditional surrender to halt the US-Israeli military campaign that began on February 28.
US and Israeli strikes have reportedly killed several senior Iranian leaders, including Major Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Brig. Gen. Mohammad Shirazi, Head of the Military Office; Aziz Nasirzadeh, Minister of Defense; Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Defense Council; andSupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
He has also refused to rule out the possibility of deploying American troops on the ground, but ruled out asking Kurdish forces to mount an invasion. “We haven’t talked about it. At some point, maybe we will. It would be a great thing. Right now we’re just decimating them," he said, according toThe Guardian.
Meanwhile, Iran has moved closer to naming a new supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with every indication suggesting his powerful son Mojtaba could take charge. Israel’s military has repeatedly threatened to kill any replacement for Khamenei.
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