President Donald Trump in about eight hours went from suggesting a nuclear deal remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives.

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

President Donald Trump does not intend to sign a joint statement calling for de-escalation between Israel and Iran that had been drafted by G7 leaders in Canada, according to a person familiar with the matter,

President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U.S. leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.

The White House says the president cut short his visit because of "what's going on in the Middle East".

"Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen," the president fired off at the former Fox News star.

Donald Trump will leave the G7 summit in Canada early after issuing a stark warning for the immediate evacuation of Tehran, as the US president resisted signing a joint statement calling for de-escalation of Middle East hostilities.

Israel-Iranian missile exchanges prompt Trump to call for immediate negotiations "before it's too late," revealing divisions among Republicans and Democrats on Middle East policy

By Anmol Choubey (Reuters) -Gold rebounded on Tuesday as heightened geopolitical uncertainty stemming from Israel-Iran fighting and U.S. President Donald Trump's call to evacuate Tehran led investors to seek safe-haven assets.

Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately before it's too late,' Trump said at the G7 Summit in Canada.

As tensions rise after Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites, Prime Minister Netanyahu accused Iran of plotting against the U.S. president.

A Democratic senator introduced legislation on Monday to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress's authorization, as an escalating battle between Israel and Iran raised fears of broader conflict.