US cannot protect its troops on Iranian soil: Qalibaf
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has questioned the United States’ ability to protect its troops on Iranian soil, given its incapability of safeguarding its forces at its regional bases.
In a post on X, Qalibaf wrote on Sunday, “How can the US which can’t even protect its soldiers at its bases in the region, and instead leaves them stashed away in hotels and parks, protect them on our soil?”
The New York Times revealed in a report on Friday that sustained Iranian strikes on US military bases across the region had forced American troops to disperse and operate from "improvised" locations in the neighboring countries.
Approximately 40,000 US troops were stationed across West Asia before the United States and Israel launched their joint aggression on the Islamic Republic on February 28.
Thousands have since been redeployed, some as far as Europe, while others remain in the region but no longer operate from established bases.
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Multiple reports suggest that US forces have established a presence at civilian sites across the region, including in airports and hotels in the capitals of Lebanon and Syria.
On Thursday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned hotels in Persian Gulf Arab countries against accepting US military personnel fleeing their bases and using civilian sites as cover.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also issued a warning, saying that its forces are obligated to eliminate US and Israeli “terrorist forces” wherever they are found for indiscriminately killing Iranian civilians and targeting key figures.
Reuters news agency reported last week that President Donald Trump is considering deploying thousands of additional forces to the region.
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"If their main strength—air power—hasn’t delivered results, what do they expect from a ground operation?
Are American soldiers really ready to die for Israel? We’ll see."
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Since the war began on February 28, Iranian ballistic missiles and drones have repeatedly hit US facilities in the Persian Gulf countries and the Israeli-occupied territories.
Meanwhile, US troops are reporting overwhelming stress and disillusionment, with many considering leaving the military, according to a report by HuffPost.
A veteran mentor revealed to the US publication on Wednesday that soldiers told her they “do not want to die for Israel,” referring to the unprovoked war Trump unleashed on Iran under pressure from the regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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