ISTANBUL

Israeli warplanes struck densely populated residential neighborhoods in eastern Tehran on Monday evening, shortly after the army issued evacuation orders for Iranian residents, local media said.

Iran’s Press TV reported the attacks, without giving details about targets or casualties.

💢 Smoke rises from several locations in the Iranian capital, Tehran, after the Israeli army ordered residents of one of its districts to evacuate ahead of a new wave of airstrikes ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/pErxQLS72B

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) June 16, 2025

Earlier on Monday, the Israeli army ordered residents of Tehran’s District 3, where also government ministries and foreign embassies are located, to immediately evacuate before a new wave of airstrikes.

“In the coming hours, the IDF (army) will operate in the region to attack military structures of the Iranian regime, as it has done across Tehran in recent days,” the army said.

“Your presence in this area puts your life in danger,” it warned.

The evacuation order is the first by Tehran residents since Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Friday, their worst ever confrontation.

Regional tensions have escalated since Friday, when Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.

Israeli authorities said that at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday.

Iran, for its part, said that at least 224 people have been killed and over 1,000 others wounded in the Israeli assault.