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Friday, March 13, 2026
IDF instructs Iranians in parts of Tehran to evacuate ahead of planned strikes
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The IDF issues an “urgent warning” to Iranians in several areas in the Tehran region, ahead of planned airstrikes.
“In the coming hours, the IDF will operate in the area, as it has in recent days across Tehran, to strike military infrastructure of the Iranian regime,” says the IDF’s Persian-language spokesman, Lt. Col. (res.) Kamal Penhasi in a statement.
“For your safety and well-being, we ask that you immediately leave the area indicated on the map,” he adds.
‼️هشدار فوری به کلیه افراد مستقر در نقاط ذیل:
• ناحیه صنعتی لیا در شهر قزوین
• منطقه ویلا در تهران,
• منطقه منیریه در تهران,
بر اساس ناحيه مشخص شده قرمز رنگ بر روی نقشه ضمیمه⭕️ ارتش اسرائیل همچنان که در روزهای اخیر در منطقه تهران برای حمله به زیرساخت های نظامی رژیم ایران… pic.twitter.com/iVYGwBc9iy
— ارتش دفاعی اسرائیل | IDF Farsi (@IDFFarsi) March 13, 2026
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