Emily Fang

Iranian officials said they hit universities in Tehran and Isfahan.

Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.

Writing on Telegram, Iran's parliament speaker struck an aggressive stance, writing, quote, "...the enemy publicly signals negotiations while secretly planning a ground invasion."

He's referring to news that the U.S.

's Tripoli, carrying 3,500 U.S.

Marines and sailors, has arrived in the Middle East, though the U.S.

military has not said where the Marines will be deployed and how.

Earlier, Iran rejected a 15-point plan the U.S.

had proposed to end the war and put forth its own proposal that would give Iran official control over the Strait of Hormuz and have the U.S.

pay for war damages.

Israel said it had started a new wave of strikes on Iran over the weekend as well, targeting weapons sites.

Iranian officials said they hit universities in Tehran and Isfahan.

Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.

Iran's Kayhan newspaper, which is closely linked with the office of Iran's supreme leader, says the U.S.

must withdraw all of its troops from the Middle East and dismantle military bases in the region if it wants the war to end.

Earlier this week, Iran's military command quickly rejected a 15-point U.S.

proposal countering with demands of its own, including that the U.S.

stop assassinations of Iranian leaders, pay Iran war reparations for damages in the war so far, and ensure that it will never attack Iran again.

Iran's parliament is also tabling a symbolic bill that would allow Iran to collect fees from ships amounting to possibly millions of dollars in exchange for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.