Israel PM Netanyahu: We are telling citizens of Tehran to evacuate

Israel's Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the Israeli air force is in control of the skies over Tehran, per Reuters.

"We are on our way to achieve our two main objectives, eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the missile threat," Netanyahu noted. "We are telling the citizens of Tehran to evacuate and we are taking action. We are on the path to victory," he added.

Market reaction

These comments don't seem to be having a significant impact on risk mood. At the time of press, US stock index futures were up between 0.65% and 0.85%, while the US Dollar (USD) Index was losing 0.15% at 97.98.