Tehran declares enemy residences legitimate targets as US amasses over 50,000 troops in the region
Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
More than 80,000 civilian sites have been destroyed or damaged in Iran since February 28, including more than 60,000 homes, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. In retaliation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday that it would “begin bombing” the homes of the enemy officials and commanders.
The US Department of Defense has reinforced its 50,000-strong force in the region with 3,500 Marines over the weekend, while another amphibious ready group – and possibly a third aircraft carrier strike group – are reportedly en route, fueling concerns over a possible ground invasion.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf earlier claimed the country’s forces are “waiting” for American troops, accusing the US of “secretly planning a ground invasion” while publicly talking about negotiations.
Here are the latest developments:
- The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad for peace talks earlier on Sunday.
- Iran has received proposals from the United States through mediators, but Tehran considers them “highly unreasonable,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said, according to the RT bureau in Iran.
- The Israeli military said it is ready for a “multi-front war” after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered the conflict with missile attacks on Israel.
- Explosions were heard in Tehran amid heavy bombardment, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to hit US and Israeli university campuses in retaliation for strikes on Iranian educational institutions.
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