President Donald Trump urged Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee as tension between Iran and Israel builds. Trump is expected to hold urgent talks with his national security team.

President Trump said early Tuesday morning that he wants "a real end" to Iran's nuclear problem, with Tehran "giving up entirely" its enrichment activities. He said he was not just working toward a ceasefire to end the war between Iran and Israel,

Tehran, home to 10 million people, suffers from severe traffic congestion making a speedy evacuation impossible.

Tehran faces the prospect of having to submit to a tougher negotiation on its nuclear program as its only way out of its confrontation with Israel.

Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.

India's benchmark indexes edged lower on Tuesday as investors adopted a cautious stance after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran as Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day sowing fears of a broader regional conflict.