ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is considering sending another US "armada" to the Middle East to pressure Iran into accepting Washington's conditions and ink a nuclear deal.
The USS Abraham Lincoln was redirected from the South China Sea toward the Middle East in mid-January amid escalating tensions with Iran. It took position in CENTCOM's area of operations on Jan. 26.
Earlier, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior official Aziz Ghazanfari said that the U.S. had warned Tehran to accept all of its conditions if it wants to avoid war.
At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to arrive in Washington on Wednesday to meet with Donald Trump. The leaders are expected to hold a meeting in the White House at 11:00 a.m. local time (1600 GMT), with the Prime Minister wanting to push Trump towards taking a tougher stance in nuclear talks with Tehran.
Donald Trump, the President of the U.S. (Shutterstock)
Netanyahu, who is visiting the U.S. for the sixth time since Trump's return to power, wants Washington to be firm on Iran's ballistic missile program.
Before departing for the U.S., Netanyahu confirmed that the Gaza plan and Iran are on his top agenda. "I am now leaving for the United States for my seventh trip, to meet with President Trump since he was elected to a second term," Netanyahu told the press on Tuesday.
Tehran and Washington resumed talks last week in Oman. Iran warned Monday of "destructive influences" on diplomacy ahead of Netanyahu's visit.
