CNN: Iran concerned by American bombs, Trump is examining several options

Trump has warned that a <x0rmamada” is addressing Iran. We have many ships going in that direction, in any case. I'd rather it didn't happen, but we're watching it closely”.

The first of these ships, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and a group of rocket-run destroyers has arrived within the impact radius.

Tehran has responded by revealing a four - story poster at Enghelab Square or Revolution in the capital, threatening the destruction of an American aircraft carrier.

“If you sow the wind, you will reap the storm”, it warns in English and Persianly on an image of the deck of the plane carrier covered with bodies and stained with blood spilling into the water behind it in a form similar to the American flag lines.

A few blocks away, another government poster shows the arrest in 2016 of an American Navy ship with its crew of American Marines kneeling in surrender with hands tied to their heads.

CNN saw both posters this week, during a visit to Tehran allowed by the government, which offered a limited window on life in the city that only a few days earlier was shaken by bloody confrontation.

On the street, Iranians are not sure which side poses the greatest threat. I'm not sure what to say. I think they're all working together against the interests of the Iranian people. Nothing good will happen to us”, a young man from Tehran told CNN Mahsan.

Another Tehran resident, Mehdi Akbar, said: “I don't think Trump dare attack. He's more of a bluff”.

Trump has repeatedly said he is considering several options, including Iran's crackdown, but also that Tehran “wants to speak”, suggesting the US may enter into talks with the Iranian government.

“We are open to business... as they say, so if they want to contact us and know the terms, then we will conduct the conversation”, a White House official said on Monday.

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his force is “more willing than ever, with his trigger finger” to respond.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters Monday that Tehran is “rather than capable” to respond to any US aggression.

“The formation of one or several warships does not affect Iran's” defence determination, he said. “Our armed forces are monitoring every development and are not losing a second to increase their” capacities.

Iran has warned that an American attack would lead to a crackdown on Washington allies in the region. The US Allied Arab states in the Persian Gulf have pressured Trump against a blow, according to regional officials who spoke to CNN this month.

The Iranian Army said its missile skills and efficiency have increased significantly since the 12-day war with Israel in June. Iran launched several waves of missile attacks and feared Israeli targets during that conflict.

For Iranians on the ground, the exchange of statements between Trump and Tehran is dragging a period “difficult” and the miserable “”, when many of them are mourning the thousands killed in the brutal crackdown on protesters who started due to economic difficulties late last year.

Economic conditions have only deteriorated since then, with the country's currency real ʹ that has fallen to the lowest historical level. On Tuesday, it fell to 1,500,000 riies per US dollar, according to several Iranian pages following the exchange course.

The true degree of challenges Iran faces is only now becoming clear as the internet blockade begins to end.

“You couldn't stay out of the house shopping and daily chores, but the situation was really bad”, a young man, Arsham, told CNN about life during the protests. “Now that Internet connection has been restored, we only now understand how many were killed”.