IRGC announces ground forces 'entered battlefield' — 3 simultaneous ground operations, 230 attack drones deployed; marks transition from air/missile to multi-domain war

IRGC announced ground forces have entered battlefield operations for the first time in the conflict, conducting three simultaneous ground operations deploying 230 attack drones aimed at US-linked targets in the region. Also announced naval operations targeting US military ships. This is a significant escalation beyond the missile/drone retaliatory strikes of Days 1-4. Ground force activation implies IRGC territorial defense units and possibly Basij militia are now operationally engaged. Combined with Iran’s decentralized Mosaic Defense structure (31 independent provincial commands), this suggests provincial commands are activating conventional forces independently of surviving Tehran strategic command.