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Iran's parliament speaker warns U.S. troops would be 'set on fire' in a ground invasion

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1:05 PM in Tehran
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Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iranian forces were waiting for U.S. troops to arrive on the ground 'to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever', and dismissed the U.S. 15-point plan as Washington's 'wishes'. His warning followed a Washington Post report that the Pentagon was preparing options for weeks of limited ground operations, including possible raids on Kharg Island.

Why it matters

Trump said a day later that Washington was negotiating with Ghalibaf himself, so the speaker's public rejection of the plan marks the gap between what Tehran says in public and what the U.S. says is happening in private.

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