Tehran, March 21: An Iranian military source warned the United States against any ground attack on Iran, calling such an operation a red line and saying a “surprise” would await former President Donald Trump, Tasnim News Agency reported.
The remarks came in response to recent reports suggesting the US has considered possible ground operations in Iran.
“Obviously, a ground attack on Iranian soil is one of our red lines, and just as we had a surprise against every enemy operation, we will show it again in this case also,” the military source told Tasnim.
Referring to previous strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, the source said those attacks affected energy facilities across the region and warned the US against attempting ground operations.
“When our energy infrastructure was hit, all the energy infrastructures in the region became inactive, and this time too, we are ready, so that if the terrorist Trump makes a mistake in this regard, we will have a surprise for him in a way that he will not even be able to remove the coffins of his soldiers from our land,” the source said.
The source also claimed that destroying Iranian islands would cause damage to the UAE’s coastal areas, suggesting Dubai and Abu Dhabi might not be spared in the initial stages of any attack.
Separately, CBS News reported that the Trump administration has been exploring options to extract Iran’s nuclear material, citing sources briefed on the discussions. One option under consideration reportedly involved deploying forces from the Joint Special Operations Command, though the timing and whether Trump would order such an operation remained unclear.
Amid the ongoing tensions, Trump said Washington was not seeking a ceasefire. Speaking outside the White House, he said, “We can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire. You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re literally obliterating the other side. We’re not looking to do that.”
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