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The Israeli military said an entire Tehran neighborhood should evacuate ahead of planned strikes there, as residents of Iran’s capital piled onto roads heading north to seek shelter from the fourth day of bombardment.

In a city under attack, residents encounter gas stations that are closing because there is no fuel, and disruptions to internet and phone service.

Gold pushed higher in early Asia trading after US President Donald Trump called for the immediate evacuation of Tehran, boosting demand for havens as investors track hostilities between Israel and Iran.

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. "I wish to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran as the murderous dictator does to the residents of Israel,