Iran Warns US Against Ground Invasion as Pakistan Brokers Emergency Talks — Day 30

Fresh details are pushing this story further into focus. Thirty days into the US-Israeli war on Iran, the conflict is widening on every front — militarily, diplomatically, and geographically. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf took to Telegram with a stark warning: 'the enemy publicly signals negotiations while secretly planning a ground invasion.' The remarks came as the USS Tripoli — carrying 3,500 US marines and sailors — arrived in the region, alongside thousands of troops from the 82nd Airborne Division. Iran has rejected a 15-point US peace proposal outright, countering with its own terms: official Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and US reparations for war damages. In Islamabad, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt convened in an emergency diplomatic session. Pakistan's the foreign minister emerged to announce that Islamabad would be 'honoured to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in the coming days.' Pakistan has already secured a significant concession — Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistan-flagged ships through the Hormuz strait, two per day. Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthis fired their first missile at Israel since the war began — a new front that threatens Red Sea shipping lanes already disrupted by Iran's partial Hormuz blockade. Israel successfully intercepted the missile, but analysts warn the Houthis' entry could trigger a catastrophic escalation in global trade disruption. At least 15 US service members were wounded in an Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base outside Riyadh. The overall US casualty toll now stands at 13 killed and over 300 injured. Three Lebanese journalists — Ali Shaeb, Fatima Ftouni, and her brother Mohammed Ftouni — were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine. Lebanon has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council. The picture now is one of rising pressure, wider consequences and very little room for error.