Trump warns residents of Iran's capital to evacuate immediately

Описание: US President Donald Trump has warned residents of the Iranian capital, Tehran, to immediately evacuate, hinting at a possible major Israeli bombardment as the conflict between the two countries intensifies.

Trump again reiterated that this conflict would not have broken out had Iran signed a nuclear deal, stating that their inability to do so has led to a the loss of human life.

“Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life,” said Trump in a post on his own social media platform, Truth Social.

“Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!,” added Trump.

Israel on Monday warned some 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead of airstrikes. Israeli forces then struck an Iranian state-run broadcaster during a live broadcast.

It’s the fifth day of conflict between Israel and Iran. Both countries have intensified their strikes on each other in recent days, with exchanges of missiles resulting in dozens of casualties between the two countries.

The conflict started when Israel moved to strike multiple targets in Iran, including nuclear and military sites in a surprise attack in the early hours of Friday. The first wave of attacks also eliminated top Iranian officials, including the armed forces’ chief of staff, Mohammed Bagheri, and head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corp, Hossein Salami.

Israel says the decision to attack Iran was “pre-emptive self-defence”, as it expressed concerns over Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. Israel has repeatedly warned of the threat an Iran equipped with a nuclear weapon would pose on its very survival.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Monday that the strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back “years" and said he is in touch daily with Trump.

In the early hours of Tuesday, Israeli air defence systems sounded for a short period of time as more Iranian strikes were anticipated.

The Israeli army issued an air raid warning just after midnight local time for residents of Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheva. The alert was quickly dropped however, with the army confirming that residents are free to leave shelters and protective spaces nationwide.

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