Trump says US still ‘watching Iran‘ as ‘massive’ fleet heads to Gulf region
Al Jazeera
US president says ‘big force going towards Iran’ but he would ‘rather not see anything happen’ amid tension with Tehran.
United States President Donald Trump said a US naval “armada” was heading towards the Gulf region, with Iran being the focus, as officials said an aircraft carrier strike group and other assets would arrive in the Middle East in the coming days.
“We’re watching Iran,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday as he flew back from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“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.
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