Israel-Iran Conflict Highlights: Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’, says ‘we know exactly where Khamenei is hiding…’

Pakistan has recalled families of diplomats and some non-essential staff from Iran amid escalating tensions in the region, an official said Tuesday.

"The staff members identified as non-essential have been instructed to return to Pakistan along with their families," the Foreign Ministry official said, adding that arrangements have been made to facilitate the safe return of the staff.

However, the official said that Pakistan Embassy in Tehran and its Consulates will continue to remain functional.

Earlier, a total of 78 Pakistanis, including 47 students, returned to Pakistan through the Taftan border on Tuesday, raising the total number of repatriated citizens to 1,200.

According to Express News, during the last two days, 987 pilgrims and students have been safely brought back.

Israel's airlines said on Tuesday that they had received government permission to start flights to bring back people who had been stranded abroad during the conflict with Iran.

Israel's airspace has been closed since Israel and Iran began trading attacks on Friday, stranding tens of thousands whose flights to Tel Aviv were cancelled.

El Al Airlines, Israel's flag carrier, said it expects to operate flights on Wednesday from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris to bring anyone who had a cancelled El Al ticket to Israel.

There would still be no passenger flights leaving Israel, it added. El Al has cancelled all scheduled flights through June 23.

"We know exactly where the so-called “Supreme Leader” is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" US President Donald Trump wrote on X.

"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" he wrote in a follow-up post.

"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured “stuff.” Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA," the POTUS wrote on X.

"Meanwhile, the president has shown remarkable restraint in keeping our military's focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens. He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment. That decision ultimately belongs to the president. And of course, people are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy," he wrote as part of a lengthy social media post.

More than 600 people of 17 nationalities have fled into Azerbaijan from Iran in the five days since the start of the air war between Israel and Iran, an Azerbaijani source with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.

Armenian news agency Armenpress reported separately that India has evacuated 110 of its nationals from Iran via Armenia.

The flight from Iran has been prompted by surprise attacks that Israel began last Friday, to which Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran on Monday to evacuate immediately.

From Tehran to the crossing into Azerbaijan is a road journey of about eight hours, while reaching the Armenian border takes over 10 hours.

Azerbaijani foreign ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizadeh said more than 1,200 citizens from 51 countries had requested permission to cross from Iran into Azerbaijan.

"Based on continued analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz. No change to report at Esfahan and Fordow," the IAEA wrote on X.

Qatar's gas production at the South Pars field is steady and supply is proceeding normally, it said on Tuesday, after the world's largest gas field was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, prompting Iran to partially suspend its production.

Qatar, the world's third-biggest liquefied natural gas exporter after the U.S. and Australia, shares the South Pars gas field with Iran.

"So far, gas supplies are proceeding normally. However, the ill-advised targeting raises concerns for everyone regarding gas supplies," Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said.

"This is a reckless move ... The companies operating in the fields are international, and there is a global presence, especially in the North Field," he said during a weekly press briefing in Doha.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that it now believes Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz enrichment site had “direct impacts” on the facility’s underground centrifuge halls. This marks the first time the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has assessed damage from the strikes in the underground parts of Natanz, which is the main enrichment facility of Iran’s nuclear program.“Based on continued analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery collected after Friday’s attacks, the IAEA has identified additional elements that indicate direct impacts on the underground enrichment halls at Natanz," the agency said. Already, an above-ground enrichment hall had been destroyed, as well as electrical equipment that powered the facility.

Israel had issued several warnings about the Iranian nuclear program last week as it launched a series of airstrikes against Tehran. The Benjamin Netanyahu-led country has repeatedly claimed that Iran was fast approaching the point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons --- contending that the strikes were necessary to preempt this outcome. According to a CNN report, US intelligence assessments have now reached a very different conclusion.

The publication cited officials to indicate that Iran was 'not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon' and remained up to three years away from being able to produce and deliver one to a target of its choosing.

According to an Israeli Military official, Iran has so far fired 400 ballistic missiles and 100s of UAVs towards Tel Aviv.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday afternoon that Russia was giving citizens the chance to evacuate from Iran via Azerbaijan.

US stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as conflict in the Middle East entered its fifth day --- dampening global investor confidence ahead of the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy meeting. The conflict has also raised concerns about oil export bottlenecks from the Middle East.

US energy stocks rose in premarket trading as oil prices remained elevated due to the uncertainty. Shares of Chevron and Exxon were up nearly 1% each. The surge in oil prices comes ahead of the Fed's monetary policy decision on Wednesday, when policymakers are widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged.

China has begun evacuating its citizens from Israel and Iran and was pushing for a ceasefire in the conflict between the two Middle Eastern foes on Tuesday as clashes carried into a fifth day. China's foreign ministry said embassies and consulates have been offering assistance to those seeking to evacuate since the outbreak of fighting, though it did not offer details on what efforts were being carried out.