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'Armada on way': US renews threat to Iran
Hindustan Times
|January 24, 2026
President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks.
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Trump has repeatedly left open the option of new military action against Iran after Washington backed and joined Israel's 12-day war in June aimed at degrading Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
The prospect of immediate American action seemed to recede in recent days, with both sides insisting on giving diplomacy a chance.
On his way back from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president told reporters on Air Force One the US was sending a “massive fleet” toward Iran “just in case.”
This story is from the January 24, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times.
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