Long queues of vehicles were seen on roads leading out of Tehran on Monday night, as residents fled the Iranian capital amid intensifying conflict with Israel.
Footage circulating on social media showed heavy traffic on the Karaj-Chalus road, a key westbound route out of the city.
The exodus follows a warning from former US President Donald Trump, who urged Tehran residents to evacuate, signaling potential large-scale attacks.
Israeli warplanes targeted an active command center in central Tehran overnight, killing Ali Shadmani, the newly appointed head of Iran’s Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.
Shadmani, a senior Iranian military figure, was appointed just four days ago to replace Gholamali Rashid who got killed on Friday.
The IDF said the strike was based on precise intelligence and described Shadmani as a key figure in directing Iran’s military operations against Israel.
A missile struck a bus parking lot in Israel’s Dan District, causing a fire but no reported injuries, Israeli emergency services said.
Following earlier sirens, Magen David Adom teams -- Israel's national emergency service -- were dispatched to search affected areas. Firefighters are responding at multiple scenes. A bus in a town north of Tel Aviv also sustained a direct hit.
Around 30 missiles were fired from Iran on Tuesday morning, with several impact sites reported in central Israel, according to Israel’s N12 news outlet.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied French President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion that he left the G7 summit in Canada to work on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
“Wrong!” Trump posted on Truth Social, saying Macron “has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a cease fire. Much bigger than that.”
“Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong,” he added.
