BREAKING: Iran's IRGC has finished planning massive preemptive strikes against US and Israeli targets, accelerating missile production and an escalation plan that includes cutting the 7 main undersea internet cables in the Persian Gulf and a potential ground incursion in Kuwait to seize US bases, as Iran concluded the June MoU was a US tactic to buy time for a bigger attack, per WSJ.
The IRGC has developed capabilities to attack the deep-sea fiber-optic cables in the Persian Gulf carrying 30% of global internet traffic (over 90% of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and UAE operations), which would cause an "economic earthquake," stranding the AI and cloud computing hubs Gulf states have built with Amazon, Google, and Meta data centers overnight.
The plans also expand the IRGC's target bank beyond military sites to economic and strategic infrastructure, and include the option of a ground raid via southern Iraq into Kuwait.
IRGC spokesman Mohebbi directly said in July "we took full advantage of the ceasefire period. We enhanced our capabilities, accelerated our missile production rate and improved missile accuracy," with the IRGC saying all ceasefire periods and negotiations are "purely for rebuilding and not for peace."
BREAKING: U.S. officials believe Iran has significantly upgraded its missile capabilities.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran is now using missiles that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver during their final descent, making them far more difficult for American missile defense systems to intercept.
Officials are also increasingly concerned by the improved accuracy of Iranβs strikes, with some suspecting Tehran may be receiving targeting assistance from either China or Russia, though no public evidence has been presented to confirm the claim.