US EditionTrump says Iran wants talks as US aircraft carrier deploys
President Trump deployed a larger US carrier strike group than to Venezuela to pressure Iran amid reports of over 6,200 protester deaths in a violent crackdown, rights groups say.
- On Jan 28, President Donald Trump urged Iran to negotiate a fair deal banning nuclear weapons, warning the next U.S. attack would be far worse in a social media post.
- Following reports of a severe crackdown, Human Rights Activists in Iran verified over 5,800 protesters killed and more than 42,300 detained amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions.
- A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Middle Eastern waters, CENTCOM announced Monday, launching multi-day air force exercises without disclosing locations.
- Iran's mission to the United Nations said Tehran is ready for dialogue based on mutual respect but will defend itself if pushed, while regional states and Israel warned against escalation and the UAE denied airspace use.
- The administration says it will negotiate if Tehran accepts clear conditions, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff outlining bans on enrichment, uranium removal, and missile caps earlier this month.
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Middle East worries about possible US strike on Iran as Trump makes threats
Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran's currency reached a new low a month since the start of protests that soon spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown.
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The Age‘Next attack will be far worse’: Trump says massive US armada is ready to strike Iran
A strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East. It was ready to act “with speed and violence if necessary”, the US president warned.
This time it's not about protests against the regime but about its nuclear program.
US strike on Iran appears imminent as aircraft carrier task force arrives in Arabian Sea and Trump makes new threats
On Wednesday, Trump underscored the imminence of a possible military strike on Iran, saying the fleet headed by the USS Abraham Lincoln is larger than that Washington deployed off Venezuela before kidnapping its president, and stands “prepared to rapidly fulfill its missions with speed and violence if necessary.”
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