Trump, Tehran and Evacuate
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Iran, Israel and Tehran
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President Donald Trump urged Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee as tension between Iran and Israel builds. Trump is expected to hold urgent talks with his national security team.
President Trump left the G7 Summit early, citing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. NBC News’ Monica Alba and Matt Bradley report more. PBS NewsHour Co-Anchor Geoff Bennett and Victor Cha from the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Ana Cabrera to share their opinions on Trump’s ominous Truth Social post calling Tehran residents to evacuate.
Trump's evacuation comments in the early hours of Tuesday were reportedly followed by explosions and heavy air defence fire in Tehran. Iran launched two waves of missiles in response to the Israeli attacks, setting off air raid alerts in parts of central and northern Israel.
India's benchmark indexes fell on Tuesday as investors stayed on edge after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, stoking fears of a broader regional conflict amid ongoing Israel-Iran hostilities.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed in the fourth day of the conflict that it had now achieved “aerial superiority” over Tehran and could fly over the Iranian capital without facing major threats.
Trump has said for days that Iran should make a nuclear deal with the U.S. But his message became more dire as he warned the Iranian capital's roughly 10 million residents to flee in the dead of night.