>After evacuation warnings were issued for Iran’s capital of Tehran, thousands of residents rushed to leave the city, seeking refuge in the north of the country or heading for borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iraq.
But evacuating a city of 10 million people in just a few days is no simple task. In a rush to leave, fuel supplies ran low, traffic blocked up major highways and a key road out of the city was struck by Israeli missiles, forcing civilians back home
>One 45-year-old mother of two told CNN today that she was “initially unsure about leaving home,” with a large dog and no idea of where to go. She said her family made the decision to fill up their car with gas so they had the option to leave the city, but when they got to the station, there was no fuel left. People got into physical fights in several places over a few liters of fuel,” she said. “There’s a lot of panic and fear”
>A 67-year-old man told CNN he had enough fuel to leave but chose not to because he hadn’t yet received his paycheck.
>“How long can you survive in another city with no money? If they had not paid us, how many nights could we afford to rent a place for? Or even feed ourselves? That is why we decided to stay where we at least had a roof over our heads — until the salaries come in,” he said.
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From CNN today
>After evacuation warnings were issued for Iran’s capital of Tehran, thousands of residents rushed to leave the city, seeking refuge in the north of the country or heading for borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iraq.
But evacuating a city of 10 million people in just a few days is no simple task. In a rush to leave, fuel supplies ran low, traffic blocked up major highways and a key road out of the city was struck by Israeli missiles, forcing civilians back home
>One 45-year-old mother of two told CNN today that she was “initially unsure about leaving home,” with a large dog and no idea of where to go. She said her family made the decision to fill up their car with gas so they had the option to leave the city, but when they got to the station, there was no fuel left. People got into physical fights in several places over a few liters of fuel,” she said. “There’s a lot of panic and fear”
>A 67-year-old man told CNN he had enough fuel to leave but chose not to because he hadn’t yet received his paycheck.
>“How long can you survive in another city with no money? If they had not paid us, how many nights could we afford to rent a place for? Or even feed ourselves? That is why we decided to stay where we at least had a roof over our heads — until the salaries come in,” he said.
Hell not just the people in Iran. People like to talk about the Iranian American diaspora being full of folks hawkish on Iran but [even this war isn’t popular among them.](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fdiscussion-thread-v0-yn9aprihpp7f1.png%3Fwidth%3D793%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D244ed32a6d8a82a22f9d6d44782ff3c019e111c8)