Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 29, 2026 · 1112 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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What to know about Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment

Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment Power being restored after Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.

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What happened

Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment Power being restored after Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.

Why it matters

Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, as the US deploys thousands of military personnel to the Middle East.

Common ground

“Our men are waiting for the arrival of the American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional allies once and for all,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a statement on Sunday, carried by the official IRNA news agency, as Iran…

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Claim 1: “Missile fragments were found in Haifa”

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Claim 2: “A university in Iran’s central city of Isfahan said it was hit by US-Israeli air strikes on Sunday for the second time since the war erupted, leaving four university staff members wounded.”

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Claim 3: “A commercial building housing Qatar’s Al-Araby TV in Tehran was hit, with video footage showing walls and windows blown out.”

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Claim 4: “Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_officials_kill…

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Claim 5: “The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announcement Saturday that about 3,500 military personnel had arrived in the Middle East on board the USS Tripoli.”

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Claim 6: “The ADAMA plant was hit by a missile”

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Claim 7: “Saudi Arabia downed drones”

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Claim 8: “Foreign ministers met in Islamabad to discuss the conflict”

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Claim 9: “Power being restored after Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported outages in the capital, Tehran following attacks.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Energy (Persian: وزارت نیرو Vezârat-e Niru) regulates and manages the implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water, and wastewater services in Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nuclear program of Iran is one of the most scrutinized in the world, and has sparked intense international concern. Iran asserts that its nuclear facilities are purely for civilian purposes, inclu…
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Claim 10: “Among the deaths, six people were killed in a US-Israeli attack on a residential area in the Iranian village of Osmavandan, according to the Mehr news agency, which added that five houses were destroyed and 22 were severely damaged.”

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Claim 11: “The Iranian demand for compensation in a five-point plan”

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Claim 12: “Houthi attacks disrupted $1 trillion annual shipping traffic”

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Claim 13: “Iran's military targeted US forces in Jordan”

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Claim 14: “Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem, reporting from Tehran, said that authorities had activated substations to restore power.”

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Claim 15: “The UAE intercepted missiles and drones”

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Claim 16: “A missile hit Beersheba, injuring 11 people”

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Claim 17: “It was unclear whether the attacks were related to US President Donald Trump’s threats to strike Iranian power stations and other energy infrastructure if Tehran did not agree to a deal to end the war.”

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Claim 18: “The Israeli military said it dropped more than 120 munitions on sites used for research, development, and production of weaponry in Tehran on Sunday.”

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Claim 19: “Our men are waiting for the arrival of the American soldiers on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional allies once and for all”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military strategy. Its diverse short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles serve as a deterre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution

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Claim 20: “The strike followed an attack the previous day on Iran’s University of Science and Technology. After that attack, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it would target two Israeli or US universities in the region in retaliation, according to Iranian state television.”

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Claim 21: “The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon was preparing for weeks of limited ground operations in Iran, potentially including raids on Kharg Island, a crude export hub, and coastal sites near the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint.”

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Claim 22: “The Fars news agency reported later that the outages were being resolved.”

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Claim 23: “Hossein Sadeghi, head of the Information and Public Relations Center at Iran’s Ministry of Education, told the IRNA news agency that at least 250 students and teachers have been killed amid strikes on 600 educational facilities across Iran since the war began.”

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Claim 24: “Iran’s Ministry of Health reported that 2,076 people had been killed since the start of the war, including 216 children.”

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Claim 25: “Iran's naval commander claimed control over Hormuz waters”

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Claim 26: “The Israeli military detected missile salvoes and Hezbollah attacks”

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Claim 27: “Iran’s Ministry of Energy reported power outages in the capital, Tehran, its surrounding region and neighbouring Alborz province on Sunday, 'following attacks on electricity industry facilities'.”

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Claim 28: “Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal”

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