“War will continue till US suffers humiliation,” says Iran’s Army Chief

Iranians attend the funeral of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy, alongside others killed in US-Israeli strikes, at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Wednesday. PIC/AFP

Iran's Army Chief Major General Amir Hatami has said that any ground offensive against the country would be met with decisive and lethal force, particularly referring to the possible ground invasion by the US and Israeli forces.

Iran responded to US President Donald Trump's remarks on Wednesday, warning that the conflict will persist till the US faces "permanent humiliation, regret, and surrender". It said Washington was unaware of the its "vast strategic capabilities".

Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states on Thursday, with the US Embassy in Baghdad warning that Iran-aligned militia groups may be planning attacks in central Baghdad within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Trump on Wednesday said US forces will keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks and bring the country "back to the Stone Ages". He did not mention the possibility of sending US ground troops into Iran.

Meanwhile, almost three dozen countries hosted by the UK were set to meet on Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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