Iranians fled the capital in large numbers on Tuesday during a fifth day of reciprocal strikes with Israel and after US President Donald Trump posted an ominous but unclear warning to evacuate Tehran “immediately”. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Yesterday's developments:
- Iranian officials reported 224 deaths, mostly civilians, since the start of the conflict, while Israel said 24 civilians had been killed.
- Israeli strikes damaged Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant.
- President Donald Trump left the G7 summit a day earlier than scheduled, citing tensions in the Middle East.
- Trump called for the immediate evacuation of Tehran.
- Iran's Foreign Minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi said Israel's strikes against his country"deal a blow" to diplomacy.
- Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defence, Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN Nations Security Council on Monday.

