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Tehran declares enemy residences legitimate targets as US amasses over 50,000 troops in the region
Published 29 Mar, 2026 22:11 | Updated 29 Mar, 2026 22:19
Tehran has declared the homes of US and Israeli officials and military commanders legitimate targets, in retaliation for repeated strikes on residential buildings in Iran that have reportedly killed nearly 2,000 civilians over the first month of the war.
More than 80,000 civilian sites have been destroyed or damaged in Iran since February 28, including more than 60,000 homes, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society. In retaliation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday that it would “begin bombing” the homes of the enemy officials and commanders.
The US Department of Defense has reinforced its 50,000-strong force in the region with 3,500 Marines over the weekend, while another amphibious ready group – and possibly a third aircraft carrier strike group – are reportedly en route, fueling concerns over a possible ground invasion.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf earlier claimed the country’s forces are “waiting” for American troops, accusing the US of “secretly planning a ground invasion” while publicly talking about negotiations.
Here are the latest developments:
- The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad for peace talks earlier on Sunday.
- Iran has received proposals from the United States through mediators, but Tehran considers them “highly unreasonable,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said, according to the RT bureau in Iran.
- The Israeli military said it is ready for a “multi-front war” after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered the conflict with missile attacks on Israel.
- Explosions were heard in Tehran amid heavy bombardment, as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to hit US and Israeli university campuses in retaliation for strikes on Iranian educational institutions.
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29 March 2026
22:14 GMT
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Israel’s expanding military operations in southern Lebanon had killed another health worker, bringing the number of confirmed fatalities among medical personnel to at least 52.
“A paramedic was killed in a strike on an ambulance in Bint Jbeil. Additionally, a medical warehouse in the same city was destroyed in an attack,” Ghebreyesus wrote in a post on X, adding that attacks on health facilities “cannot become the norm” and “must cease immediately.”
Israel's expanding military operations in southern Lebanon have resulted in the death of yet another health worker today. A paramedic was killed in a strike on an ambulance in Bint Jbeil.Additionally, a medical warehouse in the same city was destroyed in an attack.Prior to… pic.twitter.com/C58rPp0K3a
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 29, 202621:44 GMT
Iran’s joint military command spokesperson, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, said Tehran would “start bombing” the private residences of US and Israeli officials in the Middle East, including Israel, calling them legitimate targets “in response to the enemy’s attacks on residential and civilian homes in Iran.”
In response to the enemy's attacks on residential and civilian homes in Iran، WE BEGIN BOMBING US-ISRAELI OFFICIALS/COMMANDERS’ HOMES IN REGION. pic.twitter.com/5QbMubrcSV
— Ebrahim Zolfaghari ☫ (@ibrahim_zolfgri) March 29, 2026
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