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'Warship Can Be Sent to Sea Floor': Khamenei's Blunt Warning to Trump, US

Khamenei's warning aims to strengthen Iran's leverage amid nuclear talks in Geneva, where Iran demands sanctions relief and frames talks as confidence-building.

  • On Tuesday in Geneva, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei posted warnings, saying a weapon exists that could send a U.S. warship to the bottom of the sea.
  • Responding to U.S. military signals, Khamenei warned of a weapon more dangerous than two aircraft carriers amid regional military activity.
  • At 10:00 a.m. Geneva time delegations began exchanging messages as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi; Iran arrived fully prepared on nuclear-technical and economic issues, including sanctions relief.
  • Khamenei's remarks signaled a more combative tone from Tehran, rejecting limits on Iran's ballistic missiles as `irrational`, which could narrow the scope of negotiations, according to Iran's leader.
  • Satellite imagery shows USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran, reports say USS Gerald R Ford may arrive in the coming weeks, and President Donald Trump said Monday he would be involved `indirectly` in talks.
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Iran's supreme guide Ali Khamenei has been sceptical of the subjects of the talks in Switzerland, marked by disagreements on the nuclear issue.

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Latin Times broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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