The energy-rich nations that sought to avert the American-Israeli war on Iran have been sucked into the spiraling conflict.
There were students attending classes at the time that the school was destroyed. Some 175 people were killed by the attack on the girls’ elementary school.
“We’ll see what happens with the people,” President Trump said as he appeared to be distancing himself from the longer-term consequences of the war in Iran.
Energy prices continued to rise on Tuesday as attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran intensified, along with the country’s response.
Their attacks have targeted police stations and intelligence bases in what may be part of a plan to encourage Iranians to rise up against the government, experts say.
The S&P 500 recovered ground in the afternoon but still ended the day lower, as investors sought cover from the unpredictable effects that the fighting could have on the world economy.
With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing its chance to move against other adversaries.
The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.
The Israeli military said troops advanced to protect border towns from Hezbollah attacks, spurring fears that the government is weighing a wider ground war.
Many residents of Tehran managed to get out of town when the U.S. and Israel attack began, but others who could not described living under bombardment.