The USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group are steaming toward the Middle East […]

President Trump indicated he's watching the Iranian regime's response to massive protests that began late last month.

President Trump said Thursday that the US has an “armada” headed toward Iran — but that “maybe we won’t have to use it” — as he remained coy about his intentions after authorities slaughtered protesters this month.

An Iranian dry cargo vessel has suffered an accident in the Caspian Sea. It was tracked on the same route used by ships suspected of carrying weapons from Iran to Russia.

An alleged Iranian vessel which carries weapons for Russia, the cargo ship Rona, sinks in the Caspian Sea after dozens of suspect port calls, while all 14 crew are rescued. At the same time, Russia’s Bella 1 “shadow fleet” tanker faces sanctions heat and over 2,

WASHINGTON — Abe will keep Iran honest! President Trump said he’s got an “armada” was sailing toward Iran — and he meant the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. On Thursday, the commander-in-chief told reporters that “maybe we won’t have to use” the carrier strike group but that the US had “a lot of ships” going in Iran’s direction “just in case.

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Dozens of commercial ships have dropped anchor at a distance outside Iran's port limits in recent days, according to data and shipping sources, as tensions with the United States grow.

RFE/RL interviewed Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute in Washington, about possible US action against Tehran and the likelihood of change in Iran.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said a "massive fleet" was heading towards Iran, after repeatedly threatening to attack the country.