"Speaking on Air Force One as he returned from the World Economic Forum 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. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided-missile destroyers are due to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days."
"In an update on Friday, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said the death toll from the Iranian crackdown on protesters had reached to 5,002 comprising 4,716 demonstrators, 203 government-affiliated people, 43 children and 40 civilians not taking part in the protests. The agency's numbers have been accurate in previous unrest in Iran and rely on a network of activists there to verify deaths. HRANA said at least 26,541 people had been arrested."
Donald Trump announced that a large US naval force is moving toward the Middle East and that US forces are closely monitoring Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and several guided-missile destroyers are due to arrive, and additional air-defence systems are being deployed around US and Israeli bases; the UK will send Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Qatar. Trump had previously refrained from attacking Iran due to lack of a decisive military option and pressure from Gulf states. The US-based HRANA reported a death toll of 5,002 with 26,541 arrests. The UN Human Rights Council is meeting in Geneva; protests began on 28 December over a sharp rial devaluation.
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