US EditionTrump’s Iran Gamble Is Catching Up With Him
Iran vows a comprehensive response to US and Israeli threats amid nearly three weeks of internet blackout and over 41,000 arrests during protests, rights group HRANA reported.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said a US `armada` is heading toward the Gulf, prompting Tehran municipality to unveil a giant billboard at Enghelab Square showing a destroyed US carrier.
- Earlier this month, nationwide protests spread across Iran, with Iranian authorities reporting at least 3,117 killed, including 2,427 described as `innocent` protesters or security forces, while HRANA reported 5,848 deaths and 41,283 arrests.
- On Monday, regional militias issued stark warnings as Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi threatened `total war`, Houthis showed US warships as targets, and Naim Qassem praised Ayatollah Khamenei.
- Mohammadreza Rahmani, head of the police authority in Gilan province, announced 99 new arrests on Sunday while Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei vowed `no mercy` prosecuting protest cases.
- Nearly three weeks into a state-imposed blackout, authorities have opened monitored offices for businesspeople with Iran Chamber of Commerce identification and journalists, while preparing a tiered internet limiting most Iranians to a slow intranet.
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Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Catching Up With Him
It seemed like a good idea at the time… After protests against economic mismanagement broke out in Iran in December 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged the protestors: “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” and “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” He threatened to attack Iran if the government executed any of the protestors. Tehran relented, and Trump replied, “I greatly respect the fact that they canceled [the execution…
A few days ago, an American carrier and escort arrived in the Middle East on Monday. Donald Trump had promised to send an "armada" to the area, to put pressure on Iran. The scenario of an air strike is not ruled out, but for the time being Washington is trying mainly to push Tehran to "substantial concessions", says Hasni Abidi, an expert in the region. - "The Americans are facing a dilemma": could Donald Trump really hit Iran? (International).
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Iran warned this Monday against action by the United States, while Donald Trump announced last week the arrival of a naval "armada" in the region.
The United States is strengthening its naval presence in the region, with the planned arrival of an aircraft carrier.
Trump Warns Iran As U.S. ‘Armada’ Moves Into Region Amid Brutal Crackdown
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief WASHINGTON D.C. (Worthy News) – President Donald Trump said last Thursday that a massive U.S. naval force is moving toward Iran, warning the regime in Tehran that continued violence against its own people and renewed nuclear activity could trigger further American action. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One following the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump described the deployment…
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