President Donald Trump issued a renewed warning to Iran that a military response “far worse” than prior strikes would follow if Tehran refuses to negotiate, as U.S. naval forces moved into position in the region.
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President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States is prepared to launch a military response “far worse” than its June strike on Iranian nuclear facilities if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with Washington, issuing the threat as major U.S. naval assets arrived in the Middle East.
The warning was delivered in a message Trump posted on his Truth Social account, as a U.S. aircraft carrier and accompanying warships entered the region earlier this week to promote regional security and stability. The deployment followed reports of thousands of Iranian civilian deaths amid widespread protests against Iran’s Islamic regime.
In his message, Trump said the American “Armada” was “ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary.”
“Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS – one that is good for all parties,” Trump wrote. “Time is running out, it is truly of the essence! As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn’t, and there was ‘Operation Midnight Hammer,’ a major destruction of Iran. The next attack will be far worse! Don’t make that happen again,” he added in the Truth Social post.
Trump has repeatedly issued warnings to Iranian leaders over their handling of anti-government protests that have spread across the country. On Jan. 13, the president said the United States would “take very strong action” if Iran carried out threats to execute detained protesters. The following day, Trump claimed the U.S. had been informed that planned executions had been halted, adding that he would be “very upset” if the crackdown continued.
Iranian officials publicly rejected that assertion. Iran’s top prosecutor, Mohammad Movahedi, on Friday called Trump’s claim that he intervened to stop the hangings of 800 detained protesters “completely false.”
“We have a separation of powers, the responsibilities of each institution are clearly defined, and we do not, under any circumstances, take instructions from foreign powers,” Movahedi said.
The unrest began in late December as protests over Iran’s struggling economy under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei intensified into a broader uprising against the country’s clerical leadership. Two senior officials from Iran’s Ministry of Health told TIME magazine that the government’s internal death toll reached approximately 30,000 on Jan. 8 and 9 alone.
Tehran has blamed Trump and the United States for fueling the unrest and warned that it would retaliate against U.S. military installations if Washington attacks Iran. Iranian forces later launched retaliatory missiles at Al Udeid airbase after Trump ordered airstrikes that struck Iran’s nuclear facilities, further escalating tensions between the two countries.
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