"Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" Trump threatens
US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Monday with a stark message amid intensifying conflict between Iran and 'Israel', declaring that “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign,” and calling the situation a “waste of human life.”
In the same post, Trump reiterated, “Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again!” He ended the post with a dramatic appeal, saying, “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”
The post comes at a time of heightened regional tension, as airstrikes and retaliatory attacks continue between Iran and 'Israel' after the latter launched a large-scale military offensive on Iran, striking key nuclear and military targets, including the Natanz enrichment facility.
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The strikes killed several top Iranian military and nuclear scientists, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami, and Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces as well as scientists Tehranchi and Abbasi.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei condemned the attack as a “bloody and criminal act,” vowing severe retaliation. Civilian casualties were reported, with airstrikes hitting residential areas in Tehran.
'Israel' declared a state of emergency, closed its airspace, and warned citizens of potential Iranian retaliation. A second wave of airstrikes reportedly followed.
The US distanced itself from the attack, warning Iran not to target American assets. Global markets reacted sharply, with oil prices surging and stocks falling amid fears of broader regional conflict.
