"We have a big force going towards Iran, Trump said. I'd rather not see anything happen, but we're watching them very closely, he said. And maybe we won't have to use it we have a lot of ships going that direction, just in case, we have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we'll see what happens, he added."
"Trump's announcement on the US naval buildup comes after he appeared to back-pedal last week on his threats of military action against Iran after, he said, receiving assurances that no executions of protesters would be carried out by Tehran. Trump's confirmation of continuing military preparations in the region follows after US media reports in the past week that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group of vessels were ordered to divert from manoeuvres in the South China Sea to the Middle East."
"Speaking on Thursday, Trump reiterated that his earlier threats to use force against Tehran had stopped authorities in Iran from executing more than 800 protesters, and he again said he was open to talking with the country's leadership. Iranian officials have denied plans to execute people who had taken part in the widespread antigovernment protests that began in late December and which Iranian state media said left 3,117 people dead, including 2,427 civilians and members of the security forces."
President Donald Trump said a US naval armada was heading to the Gulf region with Iran as the focus. An aircraft carrier strike group and additional assets were reported to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days. Trump said he would rather not see conflict but warned that a large flotilla was moving toward Iran and that the US was watching closely. US media reported the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group were diverted from South China Sea manoeuvres to the Middle East. Trump credited threats with preventing executions and said he remained open to talks. Iranian officials denied plans to execute protesters and cited casualty figures from nationwide antigovernment unrest.
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