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Israeli messages asking people to evacuate cities are part of the "enemy’s psychological operations", an Iranian government spokesperson has said, reports BBC.
Fatemeh Mohajerani also confirms that Iran's internet has been "slowed down" for "combating cyber-attacks" on the country.
Israel's defence minister has warned that Tehran's residents will "pay the price" for Iranian attacks on Israeli citizens and asked residents to evacuate.
Yesterday, the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning asking Iranians living near weapons production facilities to leave the area.
Meanwhile, from what I’m hearing from people in Tehran, there’s still heavy traffic on roads leading out of the city and people have been queuing up for fuel like yesterday.
A resident told me that they would be staying in Tehran because they have “no friends or family in other provinces and no other place to go”.