The Iranian authorities have reportedly mobilised over one million troops in preparation for a potential U.S. ground invasion.
According to report, US President, Donald Trump is said to be convinced that a ground operation is the most effective way to pressure Iran into accepting Washington‘s 15-point peace plan.
The Pentagon is now weighing sending 10,000 more troops, according to The Wall Street Journal.
But a military source within the ruling regime claimed that Iranian youths are lining up in their droves to enlist in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to defend the country.
On the 26th, Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency, citing a military source, reported, “In addition to organizing more than one million fighters for ground combat, in recent days there has been a massive influx of requests from Iranian youth directed towards the centers of Basij, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the Army (Artesh) to also participate in this battle.”
The source said, “With the growing speculation about the possibility of a ‘historical folly’ by the U.S. in launching a ground invasion on the southern front of Iran, a wave of enthusiasm has emerged among Iranian ground fighters to create a ‘historical hell’ for the Americans on Iranian soil.”
It added, “The U.S. wants to open the Strait of Hormuz with suicide and self-destructive tactics; that’s fine. We are ready for both their suicide strategy to be executed and for the Strait to remain closed.”
The new development comes as Trump once again delayed plans to obliterate Iranian power plants in a bid to secure a deal to end the brutal conflict.
The US leader had issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Tehran’s mullahs to reopen the vital strait on Monday, before dramatically calling it off until the weekend.
Trump has now pushed the deadline to April 6.