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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Trump to Iran: Time is running out, the next strike will be ‘far worse’
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Time is running out for the Islamic Republic, and the next US attack on Iran — if Tehran doesn’t make a deal — will be far worse than the June 2025 strike, US President Donald Trump threatens in a Truth Social post.
“A massive Armada is heading to Iran,” he writes. “It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary.”
The USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East on Monday.
Trump says that he hopes that Tehran will “quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS – one that is good for all parties.”
“Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!” Trump stresses. “As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL!”
“They didn’t, and there was ‘Operation Midnight Hammer,’ a major destruction of Iran,” he writes, referring to the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at the end of Israel’s 12-day war with Iran.
“The next attack will be far worse! Don’t make that happen again. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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