US-Iran Conflict: Amid the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that a ‘big force’ is moving toward the Middle East country. However, he hoped that military actions could be avoided. While addressing the media, Trump stated that the US had deployed a massive fleet to the region. “We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens. We have a big force going toward Iran. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely,” Trump stated.
From Threats To Caution: Trump’s Iran Rhetoric Softens As Protests Ease
During the recent unrest in Iran, Trump has repeatedly issued warnings of military action to the Middle East country over the killing of protesters. However, his tone has softened recently as protests appeared to die down.
Iran Halted Planned Executions: Trump
Trump reiterated his claims that his administration’s pressure had forced the Iranian government to cancel plans to kill hundreds of protesters.
“I stopped 837 hangings on Thursday. They would have been dead. Every one of them would have been hung,” Trump said, further describing the alleged killings as something “from a thousand years ago”.
“I said, if you hang those people, you’re going to be hit harder than you’ve ever been hit. It’ll make what we did to your nuclear programme look like peanuts,” he added.
The US President said the executions were halted just before they were set to take place.
“An hour before this horrible thing was going to take place, they cancelled it. And they actually said they cancelled it — they didn’t postpone it, they cancelled it. So that was a good sign,” he added.
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