President Donald Trump is growing increasingly warm to using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities and souring on the idea of a diplomatic solution to end Tehran’s escalating conflict with Israel,

Israel has pounded Iran for a fifth day in an air campaign against its longstanding enemy’s military and nuclear programme.The air strikes came as President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate and suggested the US was working on something “better than a ceasefire”.

Israeli strikes on Tehran have continued, prompting evacuation warnings, creating fuel and internet disruptions, and adding to the growing number of residents who are fleeing the capital.