politics

March 30, 2026

Iran warns U.S. troops will be "set on fire" if Americans launch ground operation

Updated on: March 29, 2026 / 8:55 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Iran warns U.S. troops will be "set on fire" if Americans launch ground operation

TL;DR

  • Iran's parliament speaker warned U.S. troops would be "set on fire" if they launched a ground invasion.
  • Iranian forces threatened to increase attacks on U.S. allies and partners.
  • The Revolutionary Guard threatened to target Israeli and American educational facilities.
  • This threat is conditional on the U.S. condemning the bombing of Iranian universities.
  • American universities in Qatar and the UAE, as well as the American University of Beirut, have campuses in the region.
  • The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned of potential Iranian militia targets on American universities in Iraq.

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