Former Iranian foreign minister calls to kidnap hundreds of US troops

Key Points:

• Former Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for Iran to launch a ground war, seize a US military base in the Middle East, and take thousands of US soldiers hostage in retaliation for US strikes and threats against Iranian oil facilities.
• Mottaki labeled the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding talks between the US and Iran as a "deception plan" aimed at ending the Islamic Republic, urging for domestic and international "vengeance" following strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader.
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) urged Kuwait and Jordan to expel US forces from their territories, condemning US actions in Gaza and other incidents as crimes against Muslims.
• Former US President Donald Trump threatened to target Iranian power plants and bridges next week if Iran does not come to the negotiating table, emphasizing ongoing US military strikes along the Strait of Hormuz.
• Trump dismissed Iran's claims of not pursuing nuclear weapons as lies and justified the February 28 Operation Epic Fury as a response to Iran's continuous nuclear ambitions.