The Israeli military said Monday that it can now fly over the country's capital, Tehran, without facing major resistance after crippling Iran’s air defenses in recent strikes, enabling Israel to hit an expanding range of targets with relative ease.

Israel appeared to be expanding its air campaign against Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran's military and nuclear program, as U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the capital to evacuate.

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

India's benchmark indexes fell on Tuesday as investors stayed on edge after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, stoking fears of a broader regional conflict amid ongoing Israel-Iran hostilities.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Tuesday here as stocks sit just shy of record highs despite turmoil in the Middle East and the Federal Reserve begins its two-day policy meeting.

Oil prices jumped and equities fluctuated Tuesday as investors weighed Donald Trump called for Tehran residents to evacuate and hopes that the conflict between Israel and Iran does not descend

Further strikes from Iran on Israel have left many people killed and dozens injured as the fiery war between the two nations continues. Iran's parliament announced it was preparing a bill that would see exit from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as the Israeli military said it has destroyed a third of Iran's surface-to-surface missile launchers.

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,