00:00President Trump tells reporters that an armada is headed to Iran.
00:05President Donald Trump is putting Iran on notice and backing it up with firepower.
00:10Speaking aboard Air Force One on Thursday after departing the World International Forum in
00:15Davos, Trump revealed that a massive fleet of U.S. naval power is heading toward Iran.
00:20As tensions escalate over Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters.
00:25We have an armada, we have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won't
00:29have to use it.
00:30Trump told reporters.
00:31But the message was crystal clear.
00:34The U.S. is wild.
00:35And it's ready.
00:37At the center of the deployment is the U.S.S. Abraham.
00:40Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier carrying more than 90 aircraft, supported by a
00:45fleet of guided missile destroyers and other warships.
00:48U.S. officials confirmed.
00:50It's confirmed to Reuters that the carrier strike group is en route and expected to arrive
00:54in the region in the coming.
00:55Trump's statement comes as Iran reels from its most widespread protest.
01:00Trump's statement comes as Iran reels from its most widespread protests in years, triggered
01:01by economic turmoil and skyrocketing inflation.
01:05But the unrest has evolved into a broader revolt against the regime.
01:09Activists...
01:10Say, more than 4,500 demonstrators have been killed, while Iranian authorities...
01:15claim the number is 3,117, a staggering death toll either way.
01:20The Institute for the Study of War called the crackdown the deadliest in Iran's model...
01:25modern history, and warned the regime is trying to downplay the scale of its actions, even
01:30as blood continues to spill in the streets.
01:32Trump, however, isn't buying the silence.
01:35And he's not staying quiet.
01:37We're watching them very closely, he said.
01:39I'd rather...
01:40I'd rather not see anything happen.
01:41But we're watching.
01:42The build-up comes alongside reports...
01:45that the U.S. is preparing to deploy additional air defense systems to safeguard American forces.
01:50in the region.
01:51And while Trump reiterated he's open to negotiation...
01:55even saying...
01:56Iran does want to talk...
01:57and will talk...
01:58He also threatened...
01:5925...
02:0025% tariffs on any country that continues trading with Tehran.
02:04It's a...
02:05two-pronged approach.
02:06Diplomatic on the surface, but with serious military muscle...
02:10lurking just off the coast.
02:12Whether Iran takes the bait or backs down...
02:15remains to be seen.
02:16But one thing's for sure...
02:17The U.S. isn't bluffing.
02:20The U.S. isn't
02:33surely a selection, leading to Japan.
02:38The U.S.ih conversation seems uniting specific...
02:42to now?
02:43Especially the Internet!
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