President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. naval forces were heading toward Iran, while stating that he succeeded in stopping 837 hangings that were to take place amid an apparent uprising in the Persian Gulf country.
“We’re watching Iran. We’re watching Iran,” Trump said from aboard Air Force One. “You know, we have a lot of ships going that direction just in case.”
“We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens,” the president said. “We have a big force going towards Iran. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely. I stopped eight hundred and thirty-seven hangings on Thursday. They would have been dead. Every one of them would have been hung.”
“This is like from a thousand years ago. This is an ancient culture. Very smart people by the way. It’s an ancient culture. Eight hundred and thirty-seven, mostly young men, were going to be hung on Thursday,” Trump continued. And I said, ‘If you hang those people, you’re going to be hit harder than you’ve ever been hit. It’ll make what we did to your Iran nuclear look like peanuts.’ And an hour before this horrible thing was going to take place they canceled it.”
PRESIDENT TRUMP says the US is watching Iran closely:
“I said, if you hang those people, you’re going to be hit harder than you’ve ever been hit. It will make what we did to your Iran nuclear look like peanuts.”
“And they actually said they canceled it, they didn’t postpone it,… pic.twitter.com/Lin6FQxoxh
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 23, 2026
Trump said it was a “good sign” that they canceled the executions, before warning the mullahs, “But we have an armada. We have a massive fleet heading in that direction. And maybe we won’t have to use it. We’ll see.”
The Iranian government has murdered between 12,000 and 20,000 protesters since unrest began, according to CBS News. Those being arrested are reportedly being charged with “waging war against God,” which carries the death penalty.
BREAKING; TRUMP Confirms Massive US Armada Heading Toward IRAN!
TRUMP; “We have a big force going toward Iran… we have a massive fleet heading in that direction.” He described it as a “massive armada” or “big flotilla” moving toward the region, adding that he hopes it won’t… pic.twitter.com/q33KtvZ1rx
— Global Surveillance (@Globalsurv) January 22, 2026
Some on social media dispute whether the killings actually stopped in Iran. Others recall that they voted for Trump because he actively avoided foreign conflicts.
Here’s a sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
They lied to you, @POTUS ⚠️
The Islamist never stopped the executions 👇🏼#IranMassacre 🆘 https://t.co/HHZVA4WCz8— Bita Sazegara 🇮🇷 (@bitasazegara) January 23, 2026
Mr President; with all due respect, are you man of your word? The regime did hang and executed even yesterday and everyday.
Please stop repeating one phrase every 10 seconds.
— Rouzbeh Hosseini (@HosseiniRouzbeh) January 23, 2026
They have been killing them now in other ways besides hanging, such as beating them to death, reportedly. Once verified, with assets in place, Trump should keep his word to the brave Iranian people who are standing up to the evil regime.
— Balls66 (@66Baller) January 23, 2026
POTUS — STEADFAST UNDER FIRE
The President speaks with the clarity of command.
A massive force is moving.
A fleet advancing.
Pressure building.This is not posturing, this is resolve.
For years, Tehran tested boundaries, mistook restraint for weakness, and mistook patience…
— PatriotJosh (@Patriot_Josh11) January 22, 2026
He’s 100% striking Iran. He’s doing his usual line of “we stopped the hangings” but he himself knows that’s bs. He’s buying time.
— Unfiltered Artist (@EmpireEnjoyer3) January 22, 2026
This is the “art of the deal”? We get a few vagrants harassing a church arrested in return for attacking Iran?@Heritage @america @PeteHegseth
— Patriot Muffy (@inextension) January 22, 2026
How many trillions are going to be spent this time?
— The Rad (@R20600Ryan) January 22, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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