Tehran warns US forces “waiting for them to enter” amid invasion fears

Spokesperson of the Khatam alAnbiya Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC on Tuesday said the countrys armed forces will respond strongly by using the term cutting off legs of any aggressor trying to invade the country according to the Iranian state media Press TVKhatam AlAnbia HQ spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari was cited by Press TV as saying that Iran armed forces will cut off legs of any aggressor invading the countryPress TV citing reports stated that the Russian Chechen units are ready to be deployed to Iran in the event of a US ground invasionEarlier as per a report in the Wall Street Journal US President Donald Trump was considering ending the US military campaign in Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains closedHe indicated to aides that he is prepared to wind down military operations against Iran within a fourtosixweek timeline even if the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closedThis decision would likely extend Tehrans control over the vital waterway shifting the focus to diplomatic efforts to reopen it Trump has expressed willingness to wind down hostilities having achieved key objectives like weakening Irans navy and missile capabilitiesAccording to administration officials the President believes the US can declare victory by achieving its core military goals without being bogged down in a protracted maritime clearance mission reported The Wall Street JournalMeanwhile Irans Parliament Security Committee on Monday local time approved the Strait of Hormuz Management Plan which includes measures to impose tolls on vessels passing through the strategic waterway as reported by Iranian state media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIBAccording to the IRIB a member of the National Security Commission announced that the plan was formally approved detailing key areas of focus including security arrangements for the Strait ship safety environmental protection financial arrangements and the implementation of a rialbased toll systemThe plan also explicitly bans passage for American and Israeli vessels reinforces the sovereign role of Iran and its armed forces and outlines cooperation with Oman in establishing the legal framework for the Strait Additionally it prohibits passage for countries participating in unilateral sanctions against Iran as reported by IRIBThe approved measures come amid ongoing conflict in West Asia between Iran and the USIsraeli coalition currently in its second month and reflect Tehrans efforts to assert control over one of the worlds most critical maritime chokepoints through which a significant portion of global oil shipments transitEarlier Speaker of Irans Parliament MB Ghalibaf accused the US of secretly plotting a ground invasion and assured that Tehran is prepared for itHe also warned the Gulf countries which are allowing the US to launch an attack from their soil vowing to punish the regional partnersThe enemy sends messages of friendship openly while secretly plotting a ground invasion We are waiting for their arrival we will set them ablaze and punish their regional partners forever Ghalibaf saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever