Ex-Israeli Defense Minister says US ‘has capabilities we don't possess'
Benny Gantz, Chairman of Israel's National Unity Party, and the former Minister of Defense speaks to CNN's Anderson Cooper following Israel's attack on Iran.
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Iran seeks ceasefire with Israel, Trump urges Tehran evacuation
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Washington Post
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The Latest: Trump says all of Tehran should evacuate 'immediately'
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site Monday calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire. Israel's air campaign on the Iranian capital appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying conflict after it issued warnings on Monday for about 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate ahead of airstrikes.
