Soon after reports suggested that the , Iran issued a stern warning, stating that the US’s move will be met with aggressive retaliation.
“We are waiting for you,” the Iranian Embassy in India said in post on X, sharing a page of Tehran Times read “Welcome to hell”.
WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU
— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India)
The page also mentioned that the US troops who arrive in Iran will return dead. “US troops who set foot on Iranian soil will leave only in a coffin,” the page read.
This comes after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that 3,500 American sailors and marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility on Friday (Mar 27).
Meanwhile, Washington Post also reported that the Pentagon is gearing up to conduct weeks of ground operations in Iran.
The plan could reportedly include raids by Special Operations and conventional infantry. The authorities have also planned to send thousands of soldiers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne to the region.
