{"id":2555368,"date":"2026-01-28T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-attack-on-iran-worse-than-midnight-hammer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:15:08","slug":"trump-threatens-attack-on-iran-worse-than-midnight-hammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-attack-on-iran-worse-than-midnight-hammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens attack on Iran worse than &#8216;Midnight Hammer&#8217;"},"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\">18<\/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-threatens-attack-on-iran-worse-than-midnight-hammer%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=2555368&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 warned that the United States is preparing a \u201cmassive\u201d military operation against Iran unless Tehran quickly agrees to a nuclear deal that eliminates its ability to build weapons. In a Truth Social post he said a large armada, led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, is heading to the Middle East and is \u201cready, willing, and able\u201d to act \u2014 a force he compared to one used earlier this month in Venezuela and said would be \u201cfar worse\u201d than last summer\u2019s Operation Midnight Hammer. Trump reiterated the demand \u201cNO NUCLEAR WEAPONS\u201d and framed military pressure as a response to Iran\u2019s refusal to negotiate. His statements follow the redirected abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment and come <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amid widespread anti-regime protests<\/a> in Iran, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-throws-out-challenge-to-president-trumps-bid-to-exclude-illegal-aliens-from-being-counted-in-determining-congressional-seats\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Throws Out Challenge to ... ...\u2019s Bid to Exclude Illegal Aliens from Being Counted in Determining Congressional Seats\">rights groups<\/a> and officials report thousands of deaths and an internet blackout. the Pentagon\u2019s recent national defense strategy said Iran\u2019s nuclear and conventional forces suffered setbacks but may seek to rebuild,and Trump has previously authorized strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.  <\/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 threatens attack on Iran worse than &lsquo;Midnight Hammer&rsquo; with military buildup in the region<\/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_2485792\" 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> warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States will launch a huge attack against the country if it does not negotiate a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-deal\/\">nuclear weapons<\/a> deal swiftly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president said the Pentagon is preparing to launch a &ldquo;massive&rdquo; military operation against Iran with a naval fleet comparable to the one used earlier this month in Venezuela, when special forces toppled former dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump said that such an attack would be &ldquo;far worse&rdquo; than the strikes the U.S. carried out against Iran last summer, when &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3450186\/pentagon-details-b2-mission-operation-midnight-hammer-bombing-iran\/\">Operation Midnight Hammer<\/a>&rdquo; sought to eradicate the country&rsquo;s nuclear facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436545\/trump-waves-off-ilhan-omar-town-hall-attack-probably-had-herself-sprayed\/\">Trump waves off Ilhan Omar attack: &#8216;Probably had herself sprayed&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436153\/rubio-sidesteps-minneapolis-secretary-state-post-2028\/\">Rubio sidesteps Minneapolis quagmire from secretary of state post with 2028 looming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4435930\/trump-return-economic-script-minneapolis-uproar\/\">Trump returns to his economic script at Iowa rally amid Minneapolis uproar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;A massive Armada is heading to Iran. 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,&rdquo; Trump wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115972658725010644\">in a message<\/a> to Truth Social.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Venezuela operation that led to Maduro&rsquo;s arrest, the U.S. sent a fleet of warships to the region, including the <em>USS Gerald R. Ford<\/em> aircraft carrier.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hopefully Iran will quickly &lsquo;Come to the Table&rsquo; and negotiate a fair and equitable deal &ndash; NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS &ndash; one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence! As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn&rsquo;t, and there was Operation Midnight Hammer,&rsquo; a major destruction of Iran. The next attack will be far worse! Don&rsquo;t make that happen again,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s statement comes after he had suggested in recent weeks that the U.S. could come to the aid of protesters seeking to topple the Iranian regime, an Islamic theocracy led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since the most recent uprising began, thousands have been killed by the ayatollah&rsquo;s forces, and Iran has instituted an internet blackout to quell demonstrations.&nbsp;On Sunday, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said it is probing nearly 23,000 suspected deaths.&nbsp;Iranian officials have confirmed that at least 5,000 have died.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s threat to attack Iran comes just days after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4430693\/trump-armada-iran-greenland-details-two-weeks\/\"><em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em> Carrier Strike Group<\/a>, or the U.S. &ldquo;armada,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4433614\/abraham-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-middle-east-possible-iran-attack\/\">arrived in the Middle East <\/a>after being redirected from its Indo-Pacific deployment. The $6.8 billion fleet contains some of the&nbsp; U.S. Navy&rsquo;s most powerful warships, described as the largest in the world, and includes the USS <em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em>, the Carrier Air Wing 9, and destroyers USS <em>Frank E. Petersen, Jr.<\/em>, USS <em>Spruance<\/em>, and USS <em>Michael Murphy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The ayatollah has now retreated underground amid fear the U.S. will launch an attack, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case,&rdquo; Trump said on Air Force One last Thursday, adding that &ldquo;we have an armada heading that direction and maybe we won&rsquo;t have to use it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Threats to use U.S. military force to stop mass killings of protesters by the Iranian government are a relatively new development. The idea that Washington could use military force to thwart Iran from developing a nuclear bomb is a long-standing one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roughly six months ago, Trump authorized the military to do just that, with fighter bombers striking three Iranian nuclear facilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Boeing F\/A-18E Super Hornet landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 22, 2026. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman\/U.S. Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4431270\/oil-prices-rise-sharply-trump-threatens-iran\/\"><strong>OIL PRICES RISE SHARPLY AS TRUMP THREATENS IRAN WITH &lsquo;ARMADA&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those strikes marked a &ldquo;severe setback&rdquo; for the regime&rsquo;s nuclear capabilities, according to the Pentagon&rsquo;s National Defense Strategy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4432351\/iran-possibility-nuclear-weapon-pentagon-strategy\/\">released last week<\/a>. But Operation Midnight Hammer did not wipe them out, according to the government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Although Iran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-irans-nuclear-weapon-ambitions-were-not-wiped-out\/\" title=\"Pentagon: ...&#039;s ... weapon ambitions were not wiped out\">suffered severe setbacks<\/a> over recent months, it appears intent on reconstituting its conventional military forces. Iran&rsquo;s leaders have also left open the possibility that they will try again to obtain a nuclear weapon, including by refusing to engage in meaningful negotiations,&rdquo; the national defense strategy said.<\/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 warns of Iran strike worse than Midnight Hammer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2555369,"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\/AP26026255706004.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32319,50462,3823,57471,42819],"class_list":["post-2555368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-iran","tag-middle-east-tensions","tag-military-threats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26026255706004.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555368","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2555368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2555378,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555368\/revisions\/2555378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2555368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2555368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}