JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has no intention of deliberately harming the residents of Tehran, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said, walking back earlier comments he had made on Monday.

Residents of Tehran reported long lines at gas stations and traffic jams as people rushed to flee the city, anticipating more attacks from Israel. Officials told people near locations including refineries to leave if they could and recommended that people seek refuge in metro stations.

Smoke and flames filled the sky over Tehran as Israel struck oil and gas facilities in the Iranian capital and targeted more nuclear facilities during attacks that carried on into Sunday after starting two days earlier.

Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.

PAKISTAN has offered to nuke Israel, a senior Iranian general has claimed, as deadly missile salvos across the Middle East continue. Iran and Israel are continuing to rain down missiles on each

India begins relocating its students from Tehran amid rising Israel-Iran tensions. Evacuation plans include safer zones and possible routes via Azerbaijan.

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

Indian students stranded in Iran have finally begun their evacuation from Tehran amid growing fears of escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict., India News News - Times Now