Trump says everyone in Tehran should evacuate immediately

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged people living in Tehran to immediately evacuate the Iranian capital.

This came hours after the Israel Defense Forces on Monday issued a similar warning, asking people in District 3 of Tehran to leave the area immediately for their safety.

“In the coming hours, the Israeli Army will take action in this area to attack the Iranian regime’s military infrastructure, just as it has done in recent days around Tehran,” the Israeli forces had said.

Trump said on social media that “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign”.

He was referring to a nuclear peace agreement that Washington and Tehran have been negotiating since April.

“What a shame, and waste of human life,” the US president said. “Simply stated, Iran can not have a nuclear weapon. I said it over and over again!”

Washington is an ally of Israel and acts as a guarantor of the country’s security.

The latest round of the conflict between Israel and Iran started on Friday when the Israeli military struck what it claimed were nuclear targets and also on other sites in Iran with an aim of stalling Tehran’s nuclear programme.

The attacks have led to concerns of an escalation and a wider conflict in the region.

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