US President Donald Trump said an American "armada" was heading towards the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday denied a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that his intervention halted the execution of 800 people detained in nationwide protests, calling his comments “completely false.”

The redeployment of an aircraft carrier could come at the expense of U.S. naval strength in the Pacific to counter China.

After the June 2025 strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Tehran’s response was relatively restrained. Iranian forces fired a volley of missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which hosts US troops, in an attack that caused no casualties.

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.

US-Iran tensions live updates: Buzz around a possible US military action against Iran intensified on Monday as fresh flight-tracking data pointed to an expanding American military presence across the Middle East, triggering speculation over Washington’s next move amid rising regional instability.

Iran had earlier warned Donald Trump against taking any action against the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

For approximately 10 minutes, images of the Iranian National Revolution and messages from exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi were broadcast. | World News