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00:20The world is watching the Persian Gulf, a U.S. aircraft...
00:25The carrier strike group is moving closer to Iran's waters, and Washington...
00:30is not ruling out force.
00:32But Tehran's response is strikingly calm.
00:35Almost defiant.
00:36Iran's foreign ministry says it does not welcome war, yet in...
00:41It insists it is fully prepared for one.
00:43As American warships arrive...
00:46As a fighter jets deploy and regional bases go on alert, the question is no...
00:51longer if tensions are rising, but how far this standoff could go.
00:56Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ismail Bagai sought to strike...
01:01a careful balance.
01:02We have never welcomed war, he said, and we have never...
01:06turned away from diplomacy.
01:08But the message didn't stop there.
01:11He added that Iran has the full will and capability to defend itself...
01:16a reminder that calm words do not mean weakness.
01:19Tehran is signaling...
01:21suppose we are in chills, and uncomfortable with enough restrictions.
01:22China's letter of the world canudge the second prácticas...
01:24has added that Iran shouldage their defense to Putin.
01:25are crossed. From Washington, the tone is far less restraint.
01:30President Trump has confirmed that a massive U.S. naval force is heading toward
01:35the region. We have a big fleet going in that direction, Trump said.
01:40Just in case, while he insists he hopes not to use it, Trump has repeated
01:45ly warned Iran over its crackdown on protesters and any restart.
01:50of its nuclear program. The last time the U.S. staged a buildup of this
01:55scale was just days before strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last
02:00year's conflict. At the center of this buildup is the U.S.S. Abraham
02:05Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. Redirected from the South China Sea, it
02:10now heads toward the Gulf with destroyers armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
02:15weapons capable of striking deep inside Iran. These warships
02:20are equipped with advanced Aegis missile defense systems. Their arrival would
02:25add nearly 5,700 U.S. personnel to a region already
02:30packed with American bases, including Al Udayd Air Base in Qatar.
02:35The forward hub of U.S. Central Command. The show of force doesn't
02:40stop at sea. F-15E Strike Eagles are now active in the Middle East.
02:45The United Kingdom has deployed Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar and flight
02:50trackers show dozens of U.S. military cargo aircraft streaming into the region.
02:55Missile defenses, Patriot and THAAD systems.
03:00remain on high alert, echoing the posture that preceded last year's strikes on
03:05Iran. Officials say this is deterrence. History shows deterrence
03:10and preparation often look exactly the same. All of this unfolds
03:15as Iran faces its most serious internal unrest in decades.
03:20protests, economic collapse, internet shutdowns and thousands of deaths.
03:25have placed unprecedented pressure on the regime. Iran says it does not
03:30seek war. The U.S. says it hopes not to fight. Yet warships are
03:35moving, missiles are armed, and warnings are growing sharper by the day.
03:40For now, Iran shrugs off the carrier's arrival. But in a region this volatile
03:45region, even calm words can hide a storm.
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03:55A few days later, after all, repair it does not engulfing it.
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