Iran’s parliament speaker accused the US on Sunday of pursuing a 15-point plan to achieve its war goals after failing to achieve them by military force, warning that any ground attack on the country would face a “decisive” response.
Writing on Telegram, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said the US is “openly calling for negotiations while secretly planning a ground attack.”
He said the Iranians are prepared for any ground operation by US forces, vowing a “decisive response” for any such attack.
“These days, different words and statements are heard from enemy officials about negotiations. America is expressing its desires and declaring what it has not achieved in war as a 15-point list and seeking it in diplomacy.”
Iran on Wednesday rejected a 15-point US plan to end the war, saying any ceasefire would take place only on Tehran’s terms and timeline.
The state television, citing an Iranian official, said Iran outlined five conditions for ending the war, including a complete halt to “aggression and assassinations.”
This comes as the Trump administration has deployed U.S. Marines to the Middle East as the war stretches into its fifth week, and also has been planning to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne to the region.
