Tehran [Iran], March 21 (ANI): As the security situation continues to evolve in West Asia and the Gulf region, an Iranian military source has warned the United States against any ground aggression on Iran, calling it a red line and stating that a “surprise” would await President Donald Trump, Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday.
The military source made the remarks in response to recent reports suggesting that the US has been considering possible ground operations in Iran.
The source said, “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 source referred to previous attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure, noting that when it was targeted, energy facilities across the region were also affected, and warned the United States against undertaking ground operations in Iran.
“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 told Tasnim News Agency.
The source further stated that the destruction of Iranian islands would lead to the destruction of coastal areas of the United Arab Emirates, adding that Dubai and Abu Dhabi may not be limited to the initial stages of any such attack.
This comes as CBS News reported on Friday (local time), citing sources briefed on the discussions, that the Trump administration has been strategizing options to extract Iran’s nuclear material.
According to CBS News, while the timing of any such operation, if ordered, remains unclear, one source said that the US president has not yet made a final decision. However, plans have centered around the possible deployment of forces from the Joint Special Operations Command, an elite US military unit often tasked with sensitive counter-proliferation missions.
Amid the ongoing conflict, Trump said Washington is 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.” (ANI)
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