Pro-Iran and Houthi-aligned channels amplified US domestic criticism of Donald Trump's military interventions and accused opposition networks of threatening Iranian athletes.
Simultaneously, pro-Iran channels accused the foreign-based opposition network, Iran International, of broadcasting public threats against the Iranian national football team. The opposition broadcast allegedly warned the athletes that they would face the "anger of Iranians in Los Angeles" during the upcoming World Cup in the United States. Pro-Iran channels aggressively condemned the broadcast, framing the opposition presenters as "Mossad mercenaries" attempting to intimidate zealous Iranian athletes.
The Farsi and Houthi-aligned channels actively attempt to project an image of a fractured US domestic front while discrediting Iranian opposition media as treasonous.