"US President Trump told Axios in an interview on January 26 that the situation with Iran is "in flux" because he sent a "big armada" to the region, with a strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln now in Middle Eastern waters, according to US Central Command. But, Trump added, he thinks Tehran genuinely wants to cut a deal. "They want to make a deal. I know so. They called on numerous occasions. They want to talk," he was quoted as saying."
"The US-based rights organization HRANA, whose figures RFE/RL has been regularly citing since the violent crackdown began in Iran earlier this month, says its confirmed death toll, including security forces, is now 6,126, while the number of fatalities still under investigation is 17,091. Some estimates by officials quoted off the record by various media outlets run several times higher. US President Trump told Axios in an interview on January 26 that the situation with Iran is"
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East on January 27 as tensions escalated over potential strikes on Iran following a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests. Human-rights monitors report thousands of deaths: HRANA lists a confirmed toll of 6,126 and 17,091 fatalities under investigation, with some estimates higher. The rial plunged to a record low of 1.5 million per dollar amid annual inflation around 44.6 percent. President Donald Trump said he hopes military action will not be needed but deployed a "big armada" and left air-strike options on the table while suggesting Iran may seek a deal.
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