[69085] Iranian Threat: Manouchehr Mottaki Calls for Ground Campaign Against US Bases

Manouchehr Mottaki: Iran will launch a ground war with the first American shot

In a series of reports published on May 21, 2026, former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for a direct, ground-based military response in the event of a military confrontation with the United States. According to خبرفوری جنگ🚨اخبارفوری امریکا فوری, Mottaki stated that if the US initiates what he calls a "third war," Iranian forces must act immediately upon the first shot.

According to خبرگزاری ایرنا – a news agency affiliated with the Iranian government – Mottaki detailed his plan: "Our Razmandegan (fighters) will act to seize US bases in the region, take prisoners, and confiscate their property and military assets." Mottaki claims that this action will fulfill the Supreme Leader's directives regarding the "reparations" that Iran demands from the US, which he claims are not being paid despite repeated demands from Tehran.

The reports are amplified by additional Telegram channels such as خبرفوری ࡆ اخبارفوری مذاکره ࡆ جنگ فوری and آخرین خبر, which emphasize the militant tone in the former minister's words. The strategy proposed by Mottaki reflects a hardline approach that attempts to shift the focus of a possible confrontation from a framework of aerial or technological warfare to a broad ground war inside regional American bases, as part of an attempt to exert economic and military pressure on Washington.