Iranians leave Tehran en masse as conflict with Israel escalates

Heavy traffic was seen on major highways leading out of Tehran, including roads toward Saveh in the southwest and Mashhad in the east, as residents appeared to flee the capital. Tens of thousands of residents are fleeing the Iranian capital Tehran due to Israeli attacks. That came as fresh attacks targeted Iran's energy infrastructure, including fuel supplies and a top natural gas field. There were traffic jams on roads leading out of the city while others trying to flee were hailing taxis as they held suitcases. Unlike Israel, Iran's capital Tehran doesn't have modern bomb shelters, so the city must make use of tunnels, basements or older shelters used in the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s the last time the country faced such a grave national emergency.