The Pentagon has confirmed the deployment of additional “defensive capabilities” to the Middle East
US President Donald Trump has issued a cryptic warning on Truth Social, urging “everyone” to leave Tehran as soon as possible, without confirming whether Washington will intervene in the ongoing tit-for-tat hostilities between Israel and Iran.
The two states have been exchanging strikes since West Jerusalem bombed Iranian nuclear and military facilities last Friday, describing the move as a preemptive effort to halt the Islamic Republic’s alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran, which denies these claims, said the airstrikes amounted to a declaration of war and has retaliated with multiple volleys of ballistic missiles.
“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. Such a shame and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again!” Trump wrote on Monday evening, as the conflict entered its fifth day.
“Everyone needs to evacuate Tehran immediately!” the US leader added, without elaborating on where the city’s roughly 10 million residents should go.
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🔻India and China have urged their nationals to leave Tehran immediately.
🔻17 American military tanker aircraft are flying over Europe toward the Middle East. – Reports
🔻Ukraine urges its citizens to leave Israel and Iran “as quickly as possible.”
🔻President Trump will meet with his national security team about the Israel-Iran war in the White House Situation Room today. (Axios)
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