Tehran, Iran and Israel
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The conflict between Israel and Iran has rapidly escalated since Israel launched a series of air strikes against key Iranian targets.
Israel attacked Iran state television Monday and warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Tehran in a strike that followed another wave of missiles fired by Iran at Israel which killed at least 8 civilians,
Videos of traffic jams on Tehran's highways went viral as thousands flee the city following President Trump's call for immediate evacuation amid escalating tensions in the Israel-Iran war. Shelters are limited and shops are closing as the situation worsens.
Videos reveal a mass exodus from Tehran amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, spurred by Trump's evacuation warning.
Crude oil futures rose more than 2% Tuesday, after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran as Israel and Iran traded strikes for a fifth day.U.S. crude oil increased $1.52, or 2.10%,
Israel and Iran have attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday with President Donald Trump urging Iranians to evacuate Tehran. Since the Israeli strikes on Friday, the two Middle Eastern rivals have exchanged blows, with Iranian officials reporting more than 220 deaths, mostly civilians, while Israel said 24 civilians had been killed.
The Israeli military warned on X that residents of Tehran’s District 3--a northern neighborhood that includes a hospital, a sports complex, a concert hall, a cinema and several hotels--should evacuate ahead of planned military activity in the area.
"Iran should have signed the 'deal' I told them to sign," the president wrote. "What a shame, and waste of human life."
The president shut down an earlier assessment by his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Iran's nuclear program: "I don't care what she said."
The IDF struck a military base in western Tehran Monday afternoon, Iranian media reported, and footage viewed by The Jerusalem Post confirmed. Israel is expected to target Iranian state television, with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz saying that the "Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappearing,