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IDF issues Farsi warning urging Iranians to avoid rail travel

Military post advises civilians to avoid rail systems, citing danger through 9 p.m. local time.

Israeli Air Force jets strike IRGC Quds Force aircraft and other military infrastructure at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, March 7, 2026. Source: @IAFsite/X.
Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jets. Source: @IAFsite/X.
(April 7, 2026 / JNS)

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday issued a warning to Iranians to avoid traveling by rail until 9 p.m. local time, the military said in a Farsi-language tweet.

“Dear citizens, for your safety, we kindly ask you to refrain from using and traveling by train throughout Iran from now until 21:00,” the post read.

“Your presence on trains and near railway tracks puts your life at risk,” it added.

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