Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said his country’s forces are "waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them".
His comments follow the US announcement that about 3,500 personnel have arrived in the region with the warship USS Tripoli.
The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, although it is not clear whether US President Donald Trump will approve them.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the US could achieve its goals in Iran "without any ground troops".
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