The Israeli military has told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines, indicating it intends to strike the civilian infrastructure before United States President Donald Trump’s deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz expires.
“For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran time [17:30 GMT], you refrain from using and travelling by train throughout Iran,” the military posted on X.
“Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life,” it added on its Persian-language account.
US President Donald Trump had threatened to bomb Iran’s bridges and power plants unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday at 8pm EST (01:00 GMT Wednesday).
Iran, in turn, has threatened “devastating” retaliation if the country’s civilian infrastructure is hit.
Earlier, the Israeli military said it had recently completed a new wave of air attacks on infrastructure across the country, including Tehran.
According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, a residential building in central Tehran was hit in one of the latest strikes, and a synagogue adjacent to the residential building was also destroyed.
On Monday, Israeli forces attacked a petrochemical facility on Iran’s side of the South Pars gasfield, which it shares with Qatar.
At least 2,076 people in Iran have been killed by US-Israeli attacks since the war began more than five weeks ago, Iran’s Ministry of Health says.
