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one U.S. aircraft carrier and multiple warships Arrived Middle East Worry Donald Trump A strike against Iran could eventually be ordered.
this president warned last week that an “armada” was on the way and said his government was “monitoring” Iran after weeks of deadly protests across the country.
this U.S. Navy abraham lincoln U.S. officials said on Monday that multiple guided-missile destroyers have arrived in the Middle East region under the jurisdiction of U.S. Central Command.
“We have a lot of ships heading that direction just in case… I don’t want to see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday. “We have an armada … heading in that direction, maybe we don’t have to use it.”
The U.S. military said it would conduct an exercise in the Middle East to “demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse and sustain combat air power,” the latest sign of the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy stance in the president’s second term.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike against Iran in response to the regime’s deadly crackdown on demonstrators amid widespread protests in recent weeks.
However, despite reports of heavy casualties from the crackdown, the US president has yet to take military action.
As many as 30,000 Iranians have been killed in unrest so far this month, two senior Tehran health ministry officials said time Although estimates of the death toll vary widely, Sunday’s magazine reported.
The US-based Human Rights Activists news agency said 5,459 deaths had been confirmed and investigations into another 17,031 were continuing.
Demonstrations have waned following the crackdown. Trump said he was told the killings were subsiding and that there were no plans to execute any prisoners, despite reports that a protester would be executed earlier this month.
There is precedent for large-scale US military incursions into the Middle East, sometimes claiming that the move is actually defensive. Last year, the United States significantly built up its military presence ahead of attacks in June targeting Tehran’s nuclear program.
Current military forces entering the Middle East include fighter jets and air defense systems, as well as aircraft carriers and warships.
But senior Iranian officials have warned that any attack on Iran would be seen as an act of “total war” against the regime.
The United Arab Emirates has also made clear it has no intention of participating, announcing on Monday that it would not allow its airspace, territory or waters to be used for any hostile military action against Iran.
Al-Dhafra Air Base, a U.S. military hub located south of the capital Abu Dhabi, has been an important hub for the U.S. air force, supporting key missions in the fight against the Islamic State and reconnaissance deployments in the region.