Iran ready for US ground invasion; US conducts ninth strike

Iran has declared its readiness to "welcome" a potential U.S. ground invasion, with officials stating they are counting down the minutes until such an event. This declaration follows the U.S. Central Command's report of its ninth consecutive strike against Iran, occurring after the deaths of American soldiers in Jordan and Iraq over the weekend.

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We are attacking them very hard again tonight, and we are doing it in honor of, perhaps three, perhaps three great patriots.

Esmaeil Baghaei, a spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asserted that the country's leadership is prepared for any ground incursion. He also referenced a provisional agreement mediated by Pakistan and signed in June, suggesting there is no justification for Washington to violate it.

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They have some missiles, some drones, some manufacturing capability, not much.

The U.S. military claimed its latest strikes targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communication networks. The stated objective is to further diminish Iran's capacity to attack commercial vessels and civilian sailors transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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We are attacking them very hard again tonight, and we are doing it in honor of, perhaps three, perhaps three great patriots.

President Donald Trump described the "very hard" strikes as a tribute to three U.S. military personnel who recently died. He claimed Iran has suffered severe military damage, losing "almost everything." Trump expressed sorrow over the military casualties, stating they died fighting to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. U.S. officials confirmed the deaths of two soldiers, Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, following an attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17.

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They died fighting so that Tehran could not have nuclear weapons.