Iran says it is 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East

Iran said Sunday it is ready to face U.S. troops on the ground, accusing Washington of secretly planning an assault while seeking negotiations to end the war.“The enemy, openly, sends messages of negotiation and dialogue, but secretly is planning a ground attack,” Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said, according to state media outlet IRNA and state-affiliated Tasnim