{"id":57674,"date":"2026-03-30T07:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=57674"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:23:19","slug":"no-congressional-declaration-of-war-and-yet-pentagon-eyes-weeks-of-ground-operations-in-iran-as-irgc-threatens-tit-for-tat-strikes-on-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=57674","title":{"rendered":"

NO CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF WAR AND YET…….<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pentagon Eyes ‘Weeks’ Of Ground Operations In Iran As IRGC Threatens Tit-For-Tat Strikes On Universities<\/h1>\n

Zerohedge.com<\/p>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n
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  • Report says Pentagon has been weeks in preparing ground operations\u00a0<\/i><\/b>as initial Marines arrive in region (WaPo).<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Foreign ministers of regional countries seeking peace & offramp<\/i><\/b>\u00a0in Pakistan meeting on Sunday.<\/i><\/li>\n
  • After two Iranian university campuses struck by attacks, IRGC issues warning for American university\u00a0<\/i><\/b>campuses in Middle East<\/i><\/strong>.<\/i><\/li>\n
  • Not just ‘damaged’ but obliterated:<\/strong>\u00a0images show destroyed US AWACS jet at Saudi Airbase.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    ‘Weeks’ of Ground Ops Under Preparation: WaPo<\/h2>\n

    Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the man who many believe is de facto running the country during wartime, has\u00a0said\u00a0United States is busy plotting a ground attack despite publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts aimed at finding a ceasefire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Fresh reporting in\u00a0The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>\u00a0suggests he could be right: “The Pentagon is\u00a0preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase<\/strong>\u00a0of the war should President Donald Trump choose to escalate,” the Saturday night report indicated. WaPo further says the plans have been at least weeks in development, writing “Any potential ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion and could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, said the officials. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss highly sensitive military plans that have been in development for weeks.”<\/p>\n

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    Bombed-out classroom of Iran’s University of Science and Technology, via @Helyeh_Doutaghi<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    It should be obvious to all what an\u00a0ultra high-risk gambit<\/a>\u00a0this would be, and geography certainly isn’t in US forces’ favor. The report continues, “Such a mission could expose U.S. personnel to an array of threats, including Iranian drones and missiles, ground fire and improvised explosives. It was unclear Saturday whether Trump would approve all, some or none of the Pentagon\u2019s plans.”<\/p>\n

    Scramble to Find Offramp: Summit in Islamabad<\/h2>\n

    Several regional countries are meeting in Islamabad to try and forge a path toward ceasefire and peace. The four foreign ministers representing\u00a0Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia<\/strong>\u00a0began consultations Sunday.<\/p>\n

    The Pakistani government said over the weekend that its prime minister\u00a0Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is working to “create a conducive environment” for\u00a0peace negotiations and direct talks between Tehran and Washington as\u00a0the war reaches one month<\/strong>. Iranian President\u00a0Masoud Pezeshkian\u00a0is being kept abreast of developments in communications with Pakistan. Some progress emerging?…<\/p>\n

    Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to pass<\/strong>\u00a0through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0Saturday.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n