Overview
- Iran’s parliament speaker warned Sunday that any U.S. ground incursion would face fierce resistance and described the conflict as a “great world war.”
- The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Pentagon has advanced weeks-long ground operation plans, and the USS Tripoli’s Friday arrival with thousands of Marines signaled a U.S. buildup.
- Regional spillover grew as Yemen’s Huthi fighters hit Israel twice Saturday and Gulf governments reported new Iranian drone and rocket attacks that caused damage and injuries.
- Pakistan convened Saudi, Egyptian and Turkish foreign ministers in Islamabad on Sunday and said Iran would allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz as a confidence step.
- Germany’s Bundestag research service concluded the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes likely violated the U.N. Charter and said Germany could be liable if its bases helped enable them.