General UK — Jun 17, 2025 06:01 PM

‘What if the strikes hit us on the highway?’: Thousands flee Tehran amid bombardment

‘What if the strikes hit us on the highway?’: Thousands flee Tehran amid bombardment
Fearful residents endure fraught journeys out of Iranian capital as Israel issues evacuation orderThe Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite imagesAs Farhad* and his friends left Tehran, they had plenty of time to survey the destruction. Smoke billowed from rooftops and flames flickered behind them as they inched their way through miles-long traffic to escape Israel’s bombardment of Iran’s capital city.Despite leaving early on Tuesday morning, it took Farhad six hours to reach his ancestral village, a journey that usually would take no more than two-and-a-half hours. Continue reading...
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