Trump’s ‘Massive Armada’ faces Iran’s 1,000 drones as Turkey tries to avert a new war | World News
US President Donald Trump warns Iran of military action as Turkey attempts to broker dialogue to ease tensions. (Image Source: Reuters)
The US and Iran are engaged in a war of words, but the situation could escalate quickly as Donald Trump is reportedly preparing for a major new strike on Iran. To defuse tensions, Iran’s foreign miner, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Turkey to talk with his counterpart Hakan Fidan about the developments in Iran.
In a statement to Al Jazeera, Turkish foreign miner Hakan Fidan said “it is wront to attack Iran. It is wrong to start the war again, Iran is ready to negotiate in the nuclear file.”
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently proposed a video conference between Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian, his Iranian counterpart. To give you a quick recap, there have been no formal direct talks between Iran and US for more than a decade.
On January 28, US President Donald Trump asked Iran to make a deal on nuclear weapons. He also said that the next attack would be far more worse and has already sent an ‘armada’ towards the country asking the regime to stop killing protestors and restarting the nuclear program.
Speaking at the Kennedy Center, Trump said US has “a lot of very big, powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn’t have to use them.”Story continues below this ad
US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth said during a cabinet meeting that they are ready for any military instructions given Trump.
“They have all the options to make a deal. They should not pursue nuclear capabilities. And we will be prepared to deliver whatever this president expects.”
However, Iran’s army chief Maj Gen Amir Hatami has said that since its 12-day-way in June last year, the country has changed its tactice and built 1,000 sea and land based drones. This, in combination with Iran’s large arsenal of ballic missiles may help the country in case of an attack the US.
According to Reuters, Fidan may tell Araqchi that Iran’s security, peace and stability are of “great importance” to Turkey.Story continues below this ad
And while Russia has asked both sides to stick to diplomacy, Turkey seems to have taken the role of mediator, as an attack on Iran could spiral out into a region wide conflict.
Earlier this month, the Tehran based government had brutally cracked down on protestors, with thousands killed and arrested. Turkey, a NATO members that shares a large border with Iran, has clarfied that it will oppose any foreign intervention and asked the US to talk about its issues with Iran “one one.”
