Shadmani was a general in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

A new round of talks scheduled for the weekend between the US and Iran were scotched when Israel launched a series of missile strikes targeting sites and people connected to Iran’s nuclear program.

“Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

“Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it As the sun rose on Iran on Tuesday, the downtown area of Tehran appeared to be beginning to empty out.

Trump later denied reports that he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire, saying his early departure “has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that,” without elaborating.

As the sun rose on Iran on Tuesday, the downtown area of Tehran appeared to be beginning to empty out.

As well as many shops in the capital, the city’s ancient Grand Bazaar was closed, something that’s rarely done outside of demonstrations or during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper.

Many appeared to be heading to the Caspian Sea area, with local reports suggesting there were some diversions.

Long lines also could be seen at petrol stations operating in Tehran.

Tehran is home to some 10 million people, roughly the same population as the entirety of Israel. It remained unclear how the city could be evacuated.

Authorities within Iran’s government continued to insist everything was under control and did not offer any guidance for the public on what to do.

Earlier, the Israeli military called for some 330,000 residents of a neighbourhood in the city centre to evacuate.

Israel says its sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientists, uranium enrichment sites and ballistic missile program is necessary to prevent its longtime adversary from getting any closer to building an atomic weapon.

The strikes have killed at least 224 people since Friday.

Iran has retaliated by launching more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel.

So far, 24 people have been killed in Israel and more than 500 wounded. The Israeli military said a new barrage of missiles was launched on Tuesday, and explosions could be heard in northern Israel.