Iranian forces are waiting for US troops to arrive to 'set them on fire', speaker says

Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has published a message marking 30 days since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Iranian forces “are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,” Ghalibaf said, reports The Guardian.

He added: “Our firing continues. Our missiles are in place. Our determination and faith have increased.”

The comments came as the Saudi Arabian foreign minister is set to join his Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish counterparts in Islamabad later today for talks aimed at reducing regional tensions.

Despite such diplomatic efforts, the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of “ground operations” in Iran, US officials have told the Washington Post, as thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East.