US President Donald Trump has urged residents to evacuate Tehran as Israel-Iran conflict enters its fifth day. DW has more. US confirms additional deployments in Middle East President Trump has urged people in Tehran to leave 'immediately' Chinese embassy in Israel urges citizens to leave Israel strikes Iranian state TV during live broadcast Below is a roundup of the latest developments on the Israel-Iran conflict and the wider crisis in the Middle East on Tuesday, June 17, 2025: US confirms additional deployments in Middle East US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the deployment of additional defensive capabilities to the Middle East. "These deployments are intended to enhance our defensive posture in the region," he posted on X on Monday. He didn't give any details what these military capabilities could be. Chinese embassy in Israel urges citizens to leave China's embassy in Israel has urged Chinese citizens to return home or leave the country via land border crossings as soon as possible. "At present, the Israeli-Iranian conflict continues to escalate, with civilian facilities damaged and civilian casualties increasing, making the security situation even more severe," the embassy warned in a Tuesday notice on WeChat. The notice recommended Chinese citizens to leave via the land crossing towards Jordan. Israel has closed its main international Ben Gurion Airport "until further notice." Three land border crossings between Israel and Jordan are open, according to broadcaster Al Jazeera. 'Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!' says Trump US President Donald Trump has urged residents of Tehran to leave after Israel hit the Iranian capital earlier on Monday with a barrage of heavy missile attacks at multiple locations. "Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. Tehran has a population of nearly 10 million people. "Iran should have signed the "deal" I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again!" Trump posted. The United States and Iran were in the middle of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program when Israel launched its attack on Friday. Iran said it couldn't go ahead with a meeting scheduled for Sunday while it was being attacked by Israel. Trump is leaving the G7 summit in Canada early, his press secretary said, "because of what is going on in the Middle East." Explosions heard across Iran Iran International is among the media organizations reporting multiple explosions across Iran's southern provinces on the shores of the Persian Gulf. Cities where explosions were reported on Monday night into Tuesday morning include Ahvaz, Bushehr, Dezful, Bandar Abba, the London-based broadcaster said. Summary: What happened on Monday, day 4 of conflict? Israel issued evacuation orders for a northern district of Tehran. The Israeli military said it would attack military infrastructure in a part of the Iranian capital and warned residents to leave immediately. Earlier in the evening, an Israeli strike hit the offices of Iran's state broadcaster. Footage from the IRIB broadcaster showed a live broadcast interrupted by loud explosions. The broadcast resumed after a short pause. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's strikes have set Iran's nuclear program back a "long time." He also said that Israel wasn't attempting to topple the Iranian government. But, he said, he wouldn't be surprised if that happened. In other developments, hours after Israel attacked the state broadcaster's building, Iran issued evacuation warnings for Israel's N12 and N14 news channels. It said it would strike Israel without interruption overnight from Monday to Tuesday. So far, at least 24 people have been killed in Israel and more than 500 injured. In Iran, at least 224 people have been killed since the Israeli attacks began early Friday. Welcome to our coverage Welcome to DW's coverage of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. In addition to the latest news, this blog will bring you photos and videos, analysis and on-the-ground reporting from DW correspondents.