Is Trump about to attack Iran? – The Latest

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

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Donald Trump says ‘time is running out’ for Iran as the threat of war appears to loom closer. A huge US armada is being moved towards Iran and is seen as the starkest indication yet that Trump intends to strike. The US president had called on the Iranian regime to negotiate a deal on the future of its nuclear programme, only weeks after he promised Iranian protesters ‘help was on the way’ then backtracked days later. Nosheen Iqbal talks to the Guardian’s deputy head of international news, Devika Bhat, about what Trump could do next – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:09.6	He's now in a position to actually come good on his threats
0:12.2	because massive US assets are now sort of in the region.
0:15.4	And by the way, there's another beautiful armada
0:18.4	floating beautifully toward Iran right now.
0:21.6	So we'll see.
0:23.3	They should have made a deal the first time.
0:25.0	The levels of instability in the region have just been so vast
0:28.7	that there's a sense that really couldn't cope with any more right now.
0:32.2	Donald Trump is sending a fleet of warships towards Iran.
0:35.5	He says they're prepared to attack.
0:39.0	From the Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Noshi Nikbal. Joining me is Devika Bhatt, the
0:49.8	Guardian's deputy head of international news. Devika, thank you so much for joining us today.
0:54.9	It's obviously a very busy day for you.
0:57.5	Now, it was just two weeks ago, it feels like a lifetime ago,
1:01.0	that Trump said the US was about to strike Iran.
1:04.1	We were all on edge.
1:06.1	Nothing happened.
1:07.5	And yet here we are again.
1:10.1	What's he said overnight? Yes, so you're right. So yesterday
1:13.6	he used Truth Social to sort of put forward this quite long post where he said that this fleet
1:19.9	headed by the USS Abraham Lincoln is on its way, quote, with great power, enthusiasm and
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