CBS News
President Trump said Thursday an “armada” of U.S. warships is headed toward the Middle East, as he continues to watch the Iranian regime’s response to massive protests that began in late December.
“We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case,” Mr. Trump said when he was asked by reporters on Air Force One where things stand with Iran. He said it was a “good sign” Iran had decided not to hang protesters, adding that “we have an armada heading that direction and maybe we won’t have to use it.”
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its escort ships were in the Indian Ocean as of Friday morning, according to defense officials. The carrier strike group brings about 5,000 sailors and Marines with squadrons of fighter jets, helicopters, and electronic attack aircraft.
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