President Trump has again raised the spectre of military intervention in Iran, warning the country to “Come to the Table” and quickly negotiate a deal.
Noting that time was running out, Trump threatened that if an agreement could not be reached: “The next attack will be far worse! Don’t make that happen again.”
The comments on social media were the starkest indication yet that Trump might proceed with a military strike, a remarkable shift in the White House’s stated rationale for sending a carrier strike group to the region. The comments represent a shift from outrage over the death of protesters to the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
Donald Trump says huge US armada is moving towards Iran with ‘great power, enthusiasm and purpose’
The threat of war between the US and Iran appeared to loom closer after Donald Trump told Tehran time was running out and that a huge US armada was moving quickly towards the country “with great power, enthusiasm and purpose”.
Writing on social media, the US president said on Wednesday that the fleet headed by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was larger than the one sent to Venezuela before the removal of Nicolás Maduro earlier this month and was “prepared to rapidly fulfil its missions with speed and violence if necessary”.
Two agents who shot Alex Pretti on leave as Trump says he’ll ‘de-escalate’ Minnesota crackdown
The two agents who fatally shot a man in Minneapolis over the weekend have been placed on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, as Donald Trump tried to quell the backlash even while immigration raids in the city continued.
Senate Democrats demand DHS funding bill include reforms to ‘rein in ICE’
Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat, on Wednesday demanded that legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security include a ban on wearing masks and other reforms aimed at federal agents involved in immigration enforcement, setting up a clash with Republicans that could see the government partially shut down in the coming days.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates as Trump piles on pressure
The US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its first rate-setting meeting of the year on Wednesday, resisting enormous pressure from the White House to lower rates.
Rubio to warn that US is ‘prepared to use force’ in Venezuela
The Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from US expectations, according to Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state.
What else happened today:
The US dollar has fallen to its lowest level in four years after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over the currency’s fall, sending investors fleeing to traditional havens including gold and the Swiss franc.
After a tumultuous year under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence.
Tennessee officials have reported eight weather-related deaths across the state after a powerful winter storm swept across much of the US in recent days, as forecasters are now monitoring another potentially significant winter storm that could hit parts of the east coast this weekend.
The FBI executed a search warrant at the Fulton county, Georgia, election office on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Atlanta field office said.
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