President Trump said Thursday an "armada" of U.S. warships is headed towards the Middle East, as he continues to watch the Iranian regime's response to massive protests that began in late December.

Iran states any attack will be met with an all-out war response.

“We have a lot of ships going that direction. Just in case,” he said. “We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens. We have a big force going toward Iran. “I’d rather no...