Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll put above 5,000

January 23, 2026

US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closely

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.

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.”

Source: www.theguardian.com

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