"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will," United States (US) President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday.

"However, now that we have complete and total regime change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen," he added and continued:

"We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"

Market reaction

Markets remain risk-averse in the second half of the day on Tuesday. At the time of press, US stock index futures were down between 0.5% and 0.7%. Meanwhile, the US Dollar (USD) Index stays flat on the day near 100.00.