India, June 17 -- President Donald Trump's 'evacuate Tehran' post on Truth Social caused panic as multiple explosions were heard in the Iranian capital on Monday, local media reports stated. A White House official soon clarified that Trump was not literally asking residents to evacuate Tehran.

Trump wrote: "IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON," adding that Iran should have signed the "deal" he told it to sign to prevent what he said was "a shame, and waste of human life."

"Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!" he added. An official told CNN that Trump's post merely reflected the urgency of the need for Iran to come to the table as its tit-for-tat with Israel continues.

Tehran is home to around 9.5 million people. Earlier in the ...