Israeli airstrikes pound Tehran as Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender'

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00:00This footage, released by the IDF, claims to show an Israeli strike on a missile launch

00:06site in Iran.

00:11There have been more reports of explosions in Tehran as Israel and Iran continue to fire

00:16at each other.

00:18It comes after Donald Trump called on residents to evacuate the Iranian capital.

00:23The US president has demanded Iran's unconditional surrender in a post on social media.

00:29We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.

00:33We know exactly where the so-called supreme leader is hiding.

00:37He is an easy target, but is safe there.

00:39We're not going to take him out, kill, at least not for now.

00:44Our patience is wearing thin.

00:46For this analyst, Trump's comments signal a potential escalation.

00:51Right now, we are most likely the hours before a major escalation, rather de-escalation.

00:58What Trump has been signaling, tweeting, does not seem to suggest that he has any plans

01:04to actually give diplomacy a real chance.

01:06He's calling for surrender.

01:08I think he is likely miscalculating, thinking that the Iranians believe that surrender actually

01:14is an option.

01:15The US military is sending more fighter jets, including F-22s and F-16s, to the Middle East,

01:21according to US officials.

01:24The officials emphasized their defensive nature.

01:28Meanwhile over in Tel Aviv, these residents have set up tents in the car park of a shopping

01:32centre in a bid to protect themselves amid the fighting.

01:36We came here because the Iranian missiles are a lot bigger, they're a lot louder, they're

01:42a lot scarier and they do a lot more damage than the Lebanese, the Houthis and Hezbollah rockets.

01:52Air defence systems were seen in action over Tel Aviv early Wednesday.

01:56Iran's senior army commander called on Israelis to evacuate both Tel Aviv and Haifa.

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