Iran Readies For US Ground Assault as Pakistan Hosts Peace Talks

Iran warned it was ready to confront any US ground assault.

“Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East”

Al Jazeera

Iranian parliament speaker said forces were waiting to set American troops on fire.

Al Jazeera

Biden warned Trump against widening the war.

Pakistan organized talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt.

Pakistan said Iran and the US had expressed confidence in Pakistan to facilitate talks.

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It was unclear if Washington and Tehran had agreed to attend.

The US landed roughly 3,500 Marines aboard the USS Tripoli.

“Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’ Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’ ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan announced Sunday that it would soon host talks between the U”

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Another 7,600 troops were en route.

CENTCOM was preparing for weeks of operations including raids.

The war has killed thousands across multiple countries.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted about 20% of global oil supply.

CBC

Analysts warned the campaign was an extremely high-risk gambit.