According to the president, "We have an armada, a huge fleet moving in that direction just in case. Maybe we won't have to use it. We'll see."
Trump also expressed hope that force would not need to be applied against Tehran.
"We are watching Iran," he noted. "I would prefer that nothing happens, but we are watching them very closely."According to Reuters, citing anonymous sources in the U.S. government, the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" will be sent to the Middle East, accompanied by several guided-missile destroyers. One of the agency's informants also reported on the likely deployment of additional air defense systems to protect American bases from possible attacks by Iran.
The main page features an illustrative photo: fighter jets aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln".
