{"id":2548346,"date":"2026-01-22T20:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T01:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-armada-headed-for-iran-vows-greenland-details-soon-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T01:52:20","slug":"trump-says-armada-headed-for-iran-vows-greenland-details-soon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-armada-headed-for-iran-vows-greenland-details-soon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;armada&#8217; headed for Iran, vows Greenland details soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-armada-headed-for-iran-vows-greenland-details-soon-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2548346&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump said the U.S.has sent a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drone-strike-destroys-russian-fuel-depot-in-crimea\/\" title=\"Russian fuel depot in Crimea destroyed by drone strike.\">massive fleet<\/a>&#8221; toward iran to deter the regime amid protests that have seen thousands killed or arrested, and he claimed his threats helped stop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-stopping-trump-makes-major-claim-about-deadly-iranian-protests-2\/\" title=\"&#039;It&#039;s Stopping&#039;: ... Makes Major Claim About Deadly ...ian Protests\">planned executions<\/a> &#8211; saying he prevented about 837 hangings. He described the deployment as an &#8220;armada&#8221; that may not need to be used but signals U.S. willingness to act. separately, Trump said his administration will have details within two weeks about a possible plan to acquire greenland, and he met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at Davos to discuss a framework for a deal while insisting he would not use military force. He also touted recent U.S.military actions (referencing a Venezuela operation) and briefly commented on a bruise on his hand from his Davos visit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says &lsquo;armada&rsquo; headed for Iran, vows Greenland details in two weeks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2480910\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Thursday the U.S. military deployed an &ldquo;armada&rdquo; of ships heading <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">toward Iran<\/a> while promising to release more details on taking over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\">Greenland<\/a> in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>When asked where his administration currently stands with Iran, Trump replied that the United States is demonstrating its military might to deter the Iranian regime from executing protesters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4430687\/vance-europe-private-talks-trump-plan-greenland\/\">Vance says Europe &#8216;much more reasonable&#8217; in private talks on Trump&#8217;s plan for Greenland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4430335\/qatar-air-force-one-summer-delivery\/\">Qatari Air Force One ready for summer delivery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4429946\/trump-ends-funding-research-using-aborted-baby-tissue-ahead-march-for-life\/\">Trump ends funding for research using <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >aborted baby tissue ahead<\/a> of March for Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case. We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we&rsquo;ll see what happens,&rdquo; he told reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/davos\/\">Davos<\/a> summit in Switzerland. &ldquo;We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-announces-run-for-governor\/\" title=\"NY Attorney General Letitia James Announces Run for Governor\">big force<\/a> going toward Iran. I&rsquo;d rather not see anything happen, but we&rsquo;re watching them very closely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have an armada &mdash; we have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won&rsquo;t have to use it. We&rsquo;ll see,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, the Iranian government has killed and arrested thousands of peaceful protesters. The situation has gotten so severe that Trump has threatened to send troops to rescue the Iranian people from their clerical regime led by Ayatollah <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed he stopped 837 hangings of Iranian civilians, mostly young men, earlier Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said, &lsquo;If you hang those people, you&rsquo;re going to be hit harder than you&rsquo;ve ever been hit. It&rsquo;ll make what we did to your Iran nuclear [plants] look like peanuts,&#8217;&rdquo; he said, referencing the U.S. bombing campaign that set back Iran&rsquo;s nuclear capabilities last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Iran canceled the planned executions instead of postponing them, according to Trump. He then went back to talking about the U.S. deployment of ships to the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have an armada,&rdquo; the president added. &ldquo;We have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won&rsquo;t have to use it. We&rsquo;ll see.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Greenland, Trump appeared optimistic about the prospect of acquiring the Danish territory and offered a time frame for when his administration&rsquo;s plans on that front will start coming together.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have something in two weeks,&rdquo; he responded. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a good spirit to get something done, and we have to have a strong freedom. We have to have the ability to do exactly what we want to do. We have a great military.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric about Greenland had been escalating in the lead-up to his appearance at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-economic-forum\/\">World Economic Forum&rsquo;s<\/a> annual summit in Davos this week. While there, the president met with NATO Secretary-General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-rutte\/\">Mark Rutte<\/a> to discuss the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4428071\/us-framework-deal-greenland-mark-rutte-meeting-trump\/\">framework of a possible deal<\/a> involving Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>No specific details about such an agreement were provided. In light of the development, Trump has said he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4427178\/trump-davos-greenland-military-force\/\">won&rsquo;t use military force<\/a> to take over Greenland despite past statements suggesting as much.<\/p>\n<p>The future of the Danish territory has come to the forefront of national politics, particularly after the U.S. bombed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> and captured <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>. Nearly three weeks after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-armada-headed-for-iran-vows-greenland-details-soon\/\" title=\"... says &#039;...&#039; headed for ..., ... soon\">unprecedented international operation<\/a>, Trump bragged about the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have the best weapons in the world by far. We showed that last week with Venezuela,&rdquo; he said of the Jan. 3 mission. &ldquo;We have the best weapons in the world. We have to make them faster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4427491\/with-attention-on-trump-greenland-davos-iran-falls-under-the-radar\/\">WITH ATTENTION ON TRUMP AND GREENLAND AT DAVOS, IRAN FALLS UNDER THE RADAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president also addressed a large bruise on his hand that had been photographed during his Davos visit, saying he had &ldquo;clipped it on the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I put a little &mdash; what do they call it? &mdash; cream on it, but I clipped it,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I would say take aspirin if you like your heart, but don&rsquo;t take aspirin if you don&rsquo;t want to have a little bruising. &hellip; I take the big aspirin. When you take the big aspirin, they tell you that you bruise. The doctors said, &lsquo;You don&rsquo;t have to take that, sir. You are very healthy.&rsquo; I said, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not taking any chances.&rsquo; That&rsquo;s one of the side effects.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Armada to Iran; Greenland plan in 2 weeks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2548347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022495172596_ee09c3.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,50462,47289,3823,4505],"class_list":["post-2548346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-greenland","tag-iran","tag-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022495172596_ee09c3.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548346"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2548350,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548346\/revisions\/2548350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2548347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}