Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf made a strong statement today (March 27) regarding the potential threat of a ground invasion, saying, "The United States can't even protect its own soldiers at its bases in the region, and can only hide them in hotels and parks. How can they possibly protect these soldiers on our territory under such circumstances?" This came after Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi posted on social media accusing the US military of using civilians from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states as "human shields." He called on hotels in these countries to refuse bookings from US troops. Araqchi said, "Since the start of this war, US troops have fled their military bases in GCC countries, hiding in hotels and offices." (CCTV International News)