Israel has launched a series of strikes against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear program and other military infrastructure. Iran has launched its own strikes in retaliation.

Israel and Iran are trading strikes for a fifth day, with civilians in flashpoint areas facing waves of attacks. Israel’s defense minister said the country plans on striking “very significant targets in Tehran.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Tuesday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

As of Monday, however, Trump has adopted a notably more ominous tone. Shortly before his abrupt exit from the G7 meeting being held in Canada, he called on residents of Tehran, home to nearly 10 million people, to immediately evacuate, and later met with top national security officials at the White House Situation Room.

Israel stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.

Israel has escalated its bombardment of Iranian cities, including Tehran's state television headquarters; Iranian missiles have struck Tel Aviv.

Russia's Foreign Ministry denounced on Tuesday continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy. "

In Germany, many expatriates welcomed signs the Islamic regime is weakening but doubted Israel’s motives and feared for relatives back home.