US EditionTrump Says US 'Armada' Heading Toward Iran
President Trump announced a large U.S. naval flotilla aimed at deterring Iran from executing protesters and highlighted stopping 837 hangings, signaling strong military readiness.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. military deployed an `armada` of ships heading toward Iran aboard Air Force One after the Davos summit.
- Amid reports of a bloody crackdown in recent weeks, Trump said the deployment demonstrates U.S. military might to deter the Iranian government from executing protesters.
- He claimed he stopped 837 hangings of Iranian civilians and said Iran canceled planned executions instead of postponing them while threatening to send troops to rescue Iranians from their clerical regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Trump said `We’ll have something in two weeks` on Greenland after meeting NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, but he offered no details and denied using military force.
- Touting U.S. power, he said `We have the best weapons in the world` and cited the Jan. 3 mission in Venezuela as recent proof.
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'Big Force Moving Towards Iran': President Trump Issues Stern Warning To Tehran Over Hanging Protesters Amid Unrest
President Trump said, "We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens. We have a big force going toward Iran. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely."
A huge US fleet is on its way to Iran, says Donald Trump. According to the US President, whether he will use the warships against the leadership in Tehran is not yet decided.
In view of developments in Iran, the US has been strengthening its military presence in the Middle East since last week. Now, US President Trump is sending warnings to Tehran again.
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