Crude oil futures rose more than 2% Tuesday, after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran as Israel and Iran traded strikes for a fifth day.U.S. crude oil increased $1.52, or 2.10%,

The conflict between Israel and Iran has rapidly escalated since Israel launched a series of air strikes against key Iranian targets.

"Iran should have signed the 'deal' I told them to sign," the president wrote. "What a shame, and waste of human life."

U.S. President Donald Trump has posted an ominous message on his social media site, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran. In this photo, Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo) AP

Videos reveal a mass exodus from Tehran amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, spurred by Trump's evacuation warning.

The president shut down an earlier assessment by his Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Iran's nuclear program: "I don't care what she said."

The Israeli military warned on X that residents of Tehran’s District 3--a northern neighborhood that includes a hospital, a sports complex, a concert hall, a cinema and several hotels--should evacuate ahead of planned military activity in the area.

The IDF struck a military base in western Tehran Monday afternoon, Iranian media reported, and footage viewed by The Jerusalem Post confirmed. Israel is expected to target Iranian state television, with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz saying that the "Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappearing,