US President Donald Trump published a threatening message on his social media website on Monday, which demanded the immediate evacuation of Tehran, but later reports that he had returned to Washington to work on an armistice.
The Israel’s air campaign in the Iranian capital seemed to expand an intensive conflict after warnings for around 300,000 people in Tehran on Monday to evacuate from air strikes.
People left the city on Tuesday morning when shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed. The Iranian authorities insist that everything is under control and no instructions have been granted.
Here is the latest:
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Trump not “negotiating in the mood”
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it is very simple,” said Trump reporters in Air Force One during his overnight part to Washington.
He accused the Iranian leaders not to be willing to reach an agreement on their nuclear program and suggested that he were now less interested in talking to them.
“You should have done the deal. I told you to do the deal,” said Trump. “So I don’t know. I’m not too much to negotiate in the mood.”
The Republican President, who said he is planning to meet consultants in the situation space, gradually seem to build the public case for a more direct American role in the conflict.
Its tone shift comes because the USA has repositioned warships and military aircraft in the region to react if the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate.
Iran canceled for medical personnel vacation for medical staff
In Tehran on Tuesday, posters and boards that demand a “difficult” reaction to Israel were seen everywhere.
The authorities canceled vacation and holidays for doctors and nurses while the attacks are continued.
There were long lines at petrol stations.
European leaders are pushing for de -escalation
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot spoke to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday evening and then in the following hours with the Iranian, British and German outdoor ministers about the situation in the Middle East.
According to a French diplomatic civil servant, the French, British and German ministers passed on to the Iranian foreign minister on the need for de -escalation and a return to diplomacy.
They asked Iran to return to the negotiations as soon as possible, said the official.
They asked Iran to avoid threats to Western interests, an extension of hostility in the region and any nuclear escalation, including the contract of the non -distribution contract, the employment of cooperation with the IAEO or further enrichment, said the official.
The ministers also passed on messages to Israel about the need to not target the Iranian authorities, the infrastructure and the civilian population, the official said.
The official was not entitled to be publicly named according to the policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Italy’s Meloni repeated negotiations with Iran
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed “the opportunity to reopen the negotiation street with Iran during a bilateral meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of the G-7 meeting in Canada, her office announced on Tuesday.
She also underlined “the need at this moment” to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.
Killed more than 40 Palestinians while waiting for the lend a hand in Gaza
At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, while they were waiting for the UN and commercial trucks to enter the area with urgently needed food, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health and a local hospital.
The circumstances of the murders were not immediately clear.
The Palestinians say that the Israeli forces repeatedly opened the fire to masses to reach the food distribution points operated by a separate US and Israeli aid group since the centers opened last month.
According to local health officers, ratings were killed and hundreds were wounded.
In these cases, the Israeli military has recognized that he has released warning shots on the people of whom he said that they had made his armed forces in suspicion.
Egypt, Jordan and others are calling for the conflict to stand still
In a joint explanation, twenty countries condemned the escalating tensions in the Middle East, which are caused by the aggression of Israel against Iran, and demanded diplomacy and dialogue to restore stability in the region.
“There is a major need to stop the Israeli hostilities against Iran, which in a time of increasing the tension in the Middle East and the Enescalation in order to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire and restore the calm,” says the explanation.
Foreign Minister of Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Chad, Comoros, Jibuti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya and Mauritania rejected the determination of solutions from military campaigns. Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Oman and the United Arab Emirates also condemned the escalation.
She also emphasized how essential it is to clear the region of the nuclear and mass destruction weapons, and demanded that the nuclear systems to avert and protect maritime navigation in international waters.
India evacuates its citizens
India has evacuated an unadorned number of students from Tehran with rising tensions in the region, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in a statement.
Some Indian citizens have also received support to leave Iran through the borders with Armenia, added.
Those who can transport themselves were advised to evacuate as soon as possible.
Israel says it killed a high -ranking Iranian general
Israel claimed on Tuesday that it killed another high -ranking Iranian general after he had decimated his military command.
The Israeli military said that General Ali Shadmani, who had just been named as head of the Central Center of Khatam al-Anbiya.
Iran did not immediately recognize Shadmani’s death.
Shadmani was a general in the paramilitary revolutionary guard of the Iranian Revolution.
Trump says to return to Washington that are not bound by ceasefire
President Trump reports that he had returned to Washington from the G7 summit to work on a ceasefire, and said on his social media platform that “there is certainly nothing to do with an armistice. Much greater than that.”
Trump previously published a threatening warning about the social truth and said: “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon” and added that “every Tehran should evacuate immediately!”
People saw Tehran abandoned
When the sun rose in Iran on Tuesday, the city center of Tehran, the country’s capital, seemed to be empty.
Many shops in the capital were closed. The senior Grand Bazaar of the city was closed, something that was rarely made, as with demonstrations or during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.
On the streets of Tehran to the west, traffic stood by bumper. Many seemed to go to the Caspian seas region, whereby local reports indicate that there were some diversions.
Long lines could also be observed at petrol stations in Tehran.
The capital of Iran, Tehran, houses around 10 million people. This is about the same population for the entire Israel.
It remained unclear how the city could be evacuated.
The authorities within the Iranian government continued to insisted that everything was under control and that there was no guide for the public for what to do.
G7 leader demand the de-escalation, but insist that Iran must not get nuclear weapons
The leaders of the group of seven countries who meet in Canada signed a joint explanation of the de -escalation of the fights between Israel and Iran, while reinforcing that Iran must not have any atomic bomb.
The explanation is:
“We, the G7 leaders, repeat our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East.
“In this context, we confirm that Israel has the right to defend itself. We repeat our support for the security of Israel.
“We also confirm the importance of the protection of the civilian population.
“Iran is the main source of regional instability and terror.
“We consistently realized that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.
“We demand that the solution to the Iranian crisis leads to a broader de -escalation of hostility in the Middle East, including an armistice in Gaza.
“We will remain vigilant with the effects on the international energy markets and be ready for coordination, including like -minded partners, to secure market stability.”
