Iran has hit back at the comments from Donald Trump as World War 3 fears soar once more.
18:11, Fri, Jan 23, 2026 Updated: 19:04, Fri, Jan 23, 2026
Donald Trump has sparked a furious reaction from Iran (Image: Getty)
Iran has issued a chilling warning to Donald Trump after the US president ordered a military armada towards the regime of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The RAF has also deployed Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar as Mr Trump warned that Washington was "watching".
A senior Iranian cleric warned that Tehran could target US-linked investments across the Middle East if Mr Trump authorises military action against the Islamic Republic. The threat comes after the US president issued fresh warnings to Iran, demanding an end to the execution of demonstrators and warning of severe consequences if the killings continue. Mr Trump confirmed that a major US naval force, including an aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyers, is currently moving towards the region, but said he hoped it would not be used. A top Iranian hardliner, Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari said: "The one trillion dollars you have invested in the region is under the watch of our missiles." Fresh fears are emerging that the Iranian regime is continuing to kill protesters under the cover of a nationwide internet blackout.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln has been dispatched towards Iran as part of a major US military armada. (Image: Getty)
President Trump said he had received assurances that the killing had stopped earlier this month,
Iran's Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi-Azad has firmly denied the US President's claims that he had "stopped 837 hangings" in the country, however.
Dismissing the allegation, Movahedi-Azad said:"This claim is completely false; no such number exists, nor has the judiciary made any such decision."
There are suggestions that Iran’s Foreign Ministry, led by Abbas Araghchi, may have offered that figure to Trump.
"We have a separation of powers, the responsibilities of each institution are clearly defined," he added "and we do not, under any circumstances, take instructions from foreign powers."
The assertions come after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi claimed last week: "There is no plan for hanging at all."
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose regime has faced weeks of nationwide protests. (Image: AP)
British Typhoon fighter jets have been deployed to the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to escalate.
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The RAF has sent four Typhoons to Qatar, just across the Persian Gulf from Iran, in what the Ministry of Defence described as a "defensive" move.
The jets are capable of carrying short and long-range guided missiles, including advanced Storm Shadow weapons.
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