Iranian press threatens: "Cutting the cables has become certain"

The Iranian press publishes threats to cut internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, alongside mockery of President Trump. The 'Kayhan' newspaper calls him a "compulsive gambler", and 'Javan' quotes a threat from the Revolutionary Guards. A senior Iranian official threatens that American political targets will be legitimate if senior Iranians are eliminated.

The Iranian press combines mockery of US President Donald Trump with explicit military threats, including a threat to cut internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz. The 'Kayhan' newspaper, a regime mouthpiece, mocked Trump as a "compulsive gambler" and claimed that Pakistan's army chief returned from Tehran "empty-handed". The 'Javan' newspaper centered its front page on a threat from Yadollah Javani, an assistant to the Revolutionary Guards commander, that internet cables would be a target for attack if Iranian infrastructure is damaged. Revolutionary Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi threatened that "the geography of the war will expand" and that Iran "will surprise America and its allies". The 'Vatan-e Emrooz' newspaper displayed an image of a Trump doll on fire and claimed that opposition to war with Iran is a central issue in the US elections. In the Fars news agency, a senior Iranian security official threatened that American political targets would be considered legitimate targets if senior Iranians are eliminated.

Iranian press threatens: "Cutting the cables has become certain"