President Trump revealed on Monday that he is "nowhere near" putting boots on the ground in Iran, as Operation Epic Fury enters its second week and continues to be a stunning success in American military prowess.
“We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” the president told the New York Post, adding that he is “not happy with” Iran’s replacement for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was chosen for the position.
When asked about his plans for dealing with the new Ayatollah, he replied: “Not going to tell you. I’m not happy with him.”
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announces he is "NOWHERE NEAR" deploying troops on the ground to Iran
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 9, 2026
“We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” Trump told NYP
LIARS told everybody Trump might institute a DRAFT!
47 is also "not happy" with the new Supreme… pic.twitter.com/W91ZQ6Jfwi
This comes as U.S. and Israeli forces continue battering Iranian capabilities, nearly destroying the country’s navy, eliminating more than 50 senior officials, including Ayatollah Khamenei, and targeting missile systems used to strike more than a dozen countries across the region, some hosting American bases. Many of those attacks hit civilian infrastructure, drawing official responses from countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
🚨 JUST IN: US forces have hit over 3,000 THOUSAND targets in Iran and Israel is now unleashing a NEW WAVE of powerful attacks, expected to be "wide-scale"
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 9, 2026
Full-steam ahead to unconditional surrender 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2lZ6XcQM0N
The United States does, however, have potential access to ground forces through Iraqi Kurdish fighters, who have thousands of troops positioned inside Iran, though the extent of any coordination with the U.S. military remains unclear.
BREAKING: US officials confirm THOUSANDS of Iraqi-Kurdish fighters have entered Iran — launching a “ground offensive.”
— Overton (@overton_news) March 4, 2026
FOX NEWS: “This just in, it’s BIG.”
“A US official telling Fox thousands of Iraqi Kurds have launched a ground offensive in Iran.”
“Decimated, destroyed,… pic.twitter.com/pqf4ufeqBC
Still, the need for ground forces appears unlikely. Iran has received little beyond moral support from its allies, including Russia and China, and the Trump administration has signaled it expects the conflict to conclude within weeks.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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