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IDF issues unprecedented evacuation warning for parts of Tehran ahead of strikes

By Emanuel Fabian 16 June 2025, 4:50 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A few pedestrians walk along the historic Grand Bazaar as shops remain shuttered, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A few pedestrians walk along the historic Grand Bazaar as shops remain shuttered, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The IDF issues an unprecedented evacuation warning for a large section of Iran’s capital, Tehran, ahead of Israeli strikes.

“Dear citizens, for your safety, we ask you to immediately leave the mentioned area in District 3 of Tehran,” says the IDF Persian-language spokesman, Master Sgt. (res.) Kamal Penhasi.

“In the coming hours, the Israeli army will operate in this area, as it has in recent days throughout Tehran, to strike the Iranian regime’s military infrastructure,” the warning adds.

In a vague warning after the military issued the evacuation warning, Defense Minister Israel Katz says, “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappearing.”

“Evacuation of nearby residents has begun,” he adds.

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