US EditionTrump Says a ‘Massive’ Armada Is Heading Toward Iran
A fleet including USS Abraham Lincoln moves toward Iran as a deterrent against mass executions, with Trump claiming he halted 837 hangings, U.S. officials confirmed.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said U.S. naval forces, including the USS Abraham Lincoln and destroyers, were heading toward Iran, confirmed by anonymous U.S. officials.
- After reports of mass sentences, Trump asserted those hangings were canceled an hour before they were to occur and claimed he stopped Eight hundred and thirty seven scheduled executions on Thursday, Iranian authorities announced the cancellation.
- Claiming a precautionary posture, the president said U.S. ships were sent as a precautionary measure while en route and added, `I'd rather not see anything happen, but we're watching them very closely` with reporters aboard Air Force One.
- Iran's prosecutor general Mohammad Movahedi said protest provocateurs will face legal procedures, while CBS News reported last week high casualties and Iran's Wednesday toll listed 3,117 deaths with 2,427 civilians and security forces.
- Amid warnings of retaliation, President Donald Trump said, `If you hang those people, you're going to be hit harder than you've ever been hit`, and signaled willingness to meet Iran's rulers at the World Economic Forum summit.
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Trump says naval 'armada' heading toward Iran, as US 'closely watching' situation
USS Abraham Lincoln and guided-missile destroyers are moving to the Middle East as Trump warns Tehran against killing protesters or reviving its nuclear program while saying he hopes force will not be needed
US President Trump warns the Iranian leadership against further executions. One will closely observe the region. A "giant fleet" is on its way. He hopes that they will not have to be deployed.
Trump Says He's Sending "Massive Armada" Toward Iran After Iran Threatens - "Maybe we Won't Have to Use it. We'll See"
President Trump on Thursday said he is sending a “massive armada” toward Iran amid the ongoing political uprising and the Iranian regime’s murder of its citizens.
Iran warns 'finger on trigger' after Trump says US is watching the country 'very closely' and sending fleet
The US president, on Thursday, described the 'massive' fleet as 'an armada,' but added, 'maybe we won't have to use it.' Trump reiterated that his threat to use force against Tehran had stopped 837 hangings of protesters. He also confirmed he was open to talks with Iran.
Last week, it became public that the US was moving military to the Middle East in the face of tensions with Iran. Trump is now also commenting on this.
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