Trump says Iran wants talks as U.S. aircraft carrier deploys
The Hindu
Trump claims Iran seeks talks amid U.S. aircraft carrier deployment, as tensions rise over crackdown on protests and casualties.
A U.S. naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday (January 26, 2026) as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks.
Washington has not ruled out new military intervention against Tehran over its crackdown on protests, which, according to rights groups, saw thousands of people killed within days.
A strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln has now arrived in Middle Eastern waters, U.S. Central Command said, without revealing its precise location.
Since Iran earlier this month launched the crackdown on protests accompanied by a blanket internet blackout, Mr. Trump has given mixed signals on intervention which some opponents of the clerical leadership see as the only way to bring about change.
“We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela,” Mr. Trump told the Axios news site, weeks after U.S. military action resulted in the capture of the Latin American nation’s President Nicolas Maduro.
But he added: “They want to make a deal. I know so. They called on numerous occasions. They want to talk.”
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