Thousands of Iranians flee Tehran after Israel warns more attacks are coming
Yesterday's exodus carried on into Monday with traffic jams out of Tehran becoming the norm as panicked citizens rush to avoid the looming airstrikes on the fourth day of missile exchanges between Israel and Iran.
The exodus is mainly driven by the lack of public bomb shelters in Tehran, where residents are expected to hide out the strikes in either their basements or in the subway.
3 Map showing the approximate 1,500 kilometer distance between Israel and Iran.
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3 A series of explosions rocked Tehran on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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'My parents are scared. Every night there are attacks, no air raid sirens, and no shelters to go to,' fleeing resident Arishia, 29, told Reuters. 'Why are we paying the price for the Islamic Republic's hostile policies?'
3 Flames rise from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli missile in Tehran.
AP
Iranian authorities have dismissed the evacuation warnings from the Israel Defense Forces as nothing more than 'psychological warfare,' calling on residents at the capital to remain calm.
Tehran's words, however, have done little to reassure its citizens as many fear they'll run out of time to evacuate before the next set of missiles hit.
With Post wires
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