As Israeli strikes continue against military targets, Tehran's residents face fear and uncertainty amid warnings to evacuate.
### Evacuation Orders Heighten Tensions in Densely Populated Tehran
### Evacuation Orders Heighten Tensions in Densely Populated Tehran
The ongoing conflict intensifies as Israel issues evacuation warnings affecting hundreds of thousands in Iran's capital.
With a population exceeding 10 million and a land area of nearly 300 square miles, Tehran's density rivals that of New York City. About 10% of Iran's entire population resides in the capital, with millions more in the greater metropolitan area. Recent imagery from the city shows chaotic scenes as residents scramble to secure fuel and flee as Israeli evacuation orders spread fear across the capital.
The urgency escalated late on Monday when the Israeli military warned residents of District 3, an affluent area housing several hundred thousand people, to evacuate immediately. Following that, former President Donald J. Trump took to social media to echo this call, urging all of Tehran's population to leave. On Tuesday, the Israeli military expanded its evacuation warnings to District 18, which lies in close vicinity to the Mehrabad International Airport and is one of Tehran's more impoverished districts.
Israel's military actions are said to be aimed at critical Iranian infrastructure and nuclear capabilities. Recent reports corroborate strikes in both denser urban neighborhoods like Tabriz and Mashhad as well as less populated areas, including Natanz, which is known for housing Iran's largest uranium enrichment facility. The conflict casts a shadow over Tehran's already congested life, as evacuation notices signal an alarming chapter in the city's history.
Elena Shao, a reporter based in New York, contributed to this report.
The urgency escalated late on Monday when the Israeli military warned residents of District 3, an affluent area housing several hundred thousand people, to evacuate immediately. Following that, former President Donald J. Trump took to social media to echo this call, urging all of Tehran's population to leave. On Tuesday, the Israeli military expanded its evacuation warnings to District 18, which lies in close vicinity to the Mehrabad International Airport and is one of Tehran's more impoverished districts.
Israel's military actions are said to be aimed at critical Iranian infrastructure and nuclear capabilities. Recent reports corroborate strikes in both denser urban neighborhoods like Tabriz and Mashhad as well as less populated areas, including Natanz, which is known for housing Iran's largest uranium enrichment facility. The conflict casts a shadow over Tehran's already congested life, as evacuation notices signal an alarming chapter in the city's history.
Elena Shao, a reporter based in New York, contributed to this report.
