[[{"content_id":415832,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"‘Sharks of Persian Gulf await US troops’: Iran military warns amid ground invasion threats","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran’s military has issued a stark warning that any US ground invasion would end in catastrophic consequences, declaring that American troops would become “good food for the sharks of the Persian Gulf.”","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"\r\nAccording to a statement by the spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, Iranian forces are prepared to respond decisively if threats by US President Donald Trump materialize.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLieutenant-Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said Iran’s military is “counting down the moments” for the annihilation of US forces should any ground attack or occupation attempt be launched.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Trump… has repeatedly threatened Iran with ground operations and the occupation of some islands in the Persian Gulf,” he said, adding that such ambitions are “nothing but a pipe dream.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIranian forces, he said, have long been awaiting such a move to demonstrate that “aggression and occupation will have no result other than disgraceful captivity, dismemberment, and the disappearance of the aggressors.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe warning comes amid media reports suggesting the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, should the current bombing campaign fail to achieve its objectives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn response to these threats, Iran has reinforced its defensive positions across the country, particularly along the strategic southwestern border with Iraq, where US bases are located, and in the southeastern region near the Strait of Hormuz.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nZolfaqari further censured Trump, describing him as “the biggest liar among presidents in the world” and “completely unreliable,” saying that he has led US forces into a “quagmire of death.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHe also pointed out that American troops, fearing casualties, have fled destroyed bases and taken refuge in civilian and economic centers across the region, where they remain vulnerable.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nZolfaqari further said that Washington’s leadership had entrusted military command to an “unbalanced” figure whose actions have inflicted damage not only on Americans but also on Europe and countries in West Asia.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe United States and Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several top military commanders, despite ongoing Tehran-Washington negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s civilian nuclear program.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIran immediately began to retaliate against the aggression by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied lands as well as on US bases and assets in regional countries.\r\n\r\n ","content_html":"


\r\nAccording to a statement by the spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, Iranian forces are prepared to respond decisively if threats by US President Donald Trump materialize.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Lieutenant-Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari said Iran’s military is “counting down the moments” for the annihilation of US forces should any ground attack or occupation attempt be launched.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“Trump… has repeatedly threatened Iran with ground operations and the occupation of some islands in the Persian Gulf,” he said, adding that such ambitions are “nothing but a pipe dream.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iranian forces, he said, have long been awaiting such a move to demonstrate that “aggression and occupation will have no result other than disgraceful captivity, dismemberment, and the disappearance of the aggressors.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The warning comes amid media reports suggesting the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, should the current bombing campaign fail to achieve its objectives.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In response to these threats, Iran has reinforced its defensive positions across the country, particularly along the strategic southwestern border with Iraq, where US bases are located, and in the southeastern region near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Zolfaqari further censured Trump, describing him as “the biggest liar among presidents in the world” and “completely unreliable,” saying that he has led US forces into a “quagmire of death.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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He also pointed out that American troops, fearing casualties, have fled destroyed bases and taken refuge in civilian and economic centers across the region, where they remain vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Zolfaqari further said that Washington’s leadership had entrusted military command to an “unbalanced” figure whose actions have inflicted damage not only on Americans but also on Europe and countries in West Asia.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The United States and Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran on February 28, assassinating Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several top military commanders, despite ongoing Tehran-Washington negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s civilian nuclear program.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Iran immediately began to retaliate against the aggression by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied lands as well as on US bases and assets in regional countries.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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