Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll passes 5,000
US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said a US “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s bloody crackdown...
<p>US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closely</p><p>Donald Trump has said a US “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put the death toll from Tehran’s bloody crackdown on protesters at 5,002.</p><p>Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trumps-rambling-davos-speech-rehashes-warped-ideas-of-us-supremacy">World Economic Forum</a> in Davos overnight, he said: “We have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely … we have an armada ... heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/trump-says-us-armada-heading-middle-east-iran-death-toll">Continue reading...</a>
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