Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says his country’s forces are “waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them”
His comments follow the US announcement that about 3,500 personnel have arrived in the region with the warship USS Tripoli
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, although it’s not clear whether Donald Trump will approve them, Washington Post reports
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the US could achieve its goals in Iran “without any ground troops”
Meanwhile, strikes continue across the Middle East, with Israel saying it has targeted temporary command centres in Tehran
Major infrastructure in Gulf countries is under attack. Emirates Global Aluminium says its main plant in Abu Dhabi has been “significantly damaged”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched missile strikes towards Israel on Saturday – the Iran-backed group says there will be more attacks in the coming days
