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Trump says everyone should ‘immediately evacuate Tehran!’

By Reuters 17 June 2025, 1:40 am 6 Edit
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Canada. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

US President Donald Trump urges everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran, and reiterates that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States.

“IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” he writes in a post on Truth Social.

Tehran is home to around 10 million people, with around 17 million in the metropolitan area.

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