An Iranian man walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel banner hanging on a building in Palestine Square in Tehran on January 27, 2026. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Iran's president on Tuesday, January 27, warned US "threats" against the Islamic Republic would only cause instability, as a US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier took up position in Middle Eastern waters.
Washington has not ruled out military intervention against Tehran over its crackdown on protests – which rights groups say left thousands of people dead – and President Donald Trump has dispatched the USS Abraham Lincoln to the area "just in case."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hit out at US "threats" in a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying they were "aimed at disrupting the security of the region and will achieve nothing other than instability."
The US also maintains several bases in the Middle East, prompting a Revolutionary Guards commander to issue a warning to Iran's neighbors on Tuesday.
