Israel -Iran warfare: Tehran calls for evacuations, pending 'imminent' punitive attacks

Israel-Iran warfare: Tehran calls for evacuations, pending 'imminent' punitive attacks 

... Trump says Iran has lost control of its airspace

Iran’s armed forces chief of staff, Abdolrahim Mousavi, urged residents of the major Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv to evacuate, warning of imminent “punitive” attacks.

Mousavi said in a video statement on the state TV on the fifth day of the deadly confrontation triggered by an Israeli air raid that Punitive operations were set to affect Israel.

Referring to Israel, Mousavi said residents of the occupied territories, especially Tel Aviv and Haifa, are strongly urged to leave these areas for the sake of their lives”.

He added that previous attacks on Israel have so far only been for deterrence purposes.

Following decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel launched a surprise attack in the early hours of Friday, saying it was targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Meanwhile, Trump last night told everyone in the city of Tehran to evacuate, before leaving the G7 summit in Canada a day early, calling for an “unconditional surrender”, saying Iran no longer has total control of its airspace.

Certain reports suggest that the United States military is reportedly moving fighter jets to the Middle East.