‘Any attack will mean all-out war’: Iran issues stark warning amid US carrier deployment

Key Highlights

• While expressing hope that the US deployment is not intended for direct confrontation, the official stressed that even limited or “surgical” strikes would be treated as full-scale war. Also ReadPentagon strategy sees Israel model ally, warns Iran could rebuild forces‘Completely false’: Iran’s top prosecutor slams Trump’s claim on halting 800 executions‘We’re watching Iran very closely’: Trump as US naval fleet movesAdani Group shocks Davos with $66bn Maharashtra mega plan‘We will fire back with everything’: Iran issues stark warning as US navy nearsDow Jones plunges 700 points today: Why US markets are tumblingTrump threatens 200% tariffs on France, shares Macron’s private messagesMarkets open muted: What traders should know about Nifty and Sensex today The remarks follow recent US-backed Israeli strikes aimed at weakening Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, which have kept regional tensions elevated.
• US President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of what he described as a “massive fleet” towards Iran, saying Washington is closely monitoring Tehran’s actions and that the military presence is intended as a precaution.
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• The Pentagon has dispatched the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier along with three destroyers, adding around 5,700 US personnel to the region.
• The carrier group, currently in the Indian Ocean, is expected to join other US naval forces stationed in the Persian Gulf and Bahrain.