He refutes French President Macron's comments that he's returning to the US to work on a truce, after earlier telling people in Tehran to evacuate.

Israel has carried out strikes against Iran's ability to retaliate for attacks on its military establishment and nuclear program

Israel attacked Iranian state television after Iran fired another wave of missiles at Israel on the fourth day of open warfare between the regional foes.

Roughly 80 pieces of missiles have fallen on Palestinian communities since the start of the Israel-Iran confrontation on Friday, according to the Palestinian authorities.

Israel stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision

Oil prices rose again Tuesday morning in Asia, as markets weighed the odds of a resolution in the Israel-Iran conflict. Crude prices bounced as news of fresh attacks rolled in, including another wave of Iranian missiles launched at Israel and more Israeli strikes on Iran.

Early Monday morning, the Israeli military warned residents in several areas of an imminent Iranian attack and urged them to remain near shelters and safe rooms. Iran struck a residential block in Petach Tikva, in central Israel, killing at least four people, officials said.