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Iran Accuses US of Ground Attack Amid Rising Tensions

3/31/2026

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, accuses the United States of planning a ground attack amid Tehran's power outages.
The Pentagon is preparing for limited ground operations and has deployed thousands of troops.
Iran reports over 2,000 casualties since the conflict began and significant damage to educational facilities.
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are meeting to de-escalate tensions, while Houthis have launched strikes on Israel.

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, accuses the United States of planning a ground attack amid Tehran's power outages.
The Pentagon is preparing for limited ground operations and has deployed thousands of troops.
Iran reports over 2,000 casualties since the conflict began and significant damage to educational facilities.
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are meeting to de-escalate tensions, while Houthis have launched strikes on Israel.