Iran - full evacuation of Tehran?

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Genuinely finding it hard to sleep now having seen the news that Tehran - a population of 10 million are being urgently advised to leave. Is anyone else feeling very concerned (and nervous) watching what is now taking place in the ME? It is being reported that Israel have ‘full ariel control’ of Iran?

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-has-full-control-of-tehrans-airspace-over-100-missile-launchers-destroyed-idf-says/

www.euronews.com/2025/06/17/trump-hints-at-major-israeli-offensive-as-he-urges-all-of-tehran-to-evacuate-immediately

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/liveblog/2025/6/17/live-israel-iran-trade-attacks-trump-orders-residents-of-tehran-to-flee

It will be interesting to see how long the current regime and their megalomaniac leader can hold onto power.
The people of Iran deserve so much better than this shit show.

Agree with PP - this could be a pivotal moment for Iran and the world if the people can replace him with someone that represents them and can take their country back to where it was in the 70s and into the future again.

That said, I wonder how many Israelis are behind their probably megalomaniac leader. He has absolutely screwed Gaza, innocent Gazans and the global reputation of Israel into the ground when he could’ve just sent a strong message and saved thousands of lives and kept his country safe.

So while I’d rather believe he’s going to send a strong message to Iran, I actually think he could in fact nuke the whole place. At what point will Israelis rise up and get the leader they deserve?

whilst we have our problems here Id much rather be navigating these troubled times with calm and measured Kier Starmer at the helm than one of these over inflated egomaniacs like we see in so many other countries right now.

I really hope this turns out well for the Iranian.

Thats actually insane, I don’t like Netanyahu but people’s utterly strange beliefs about Netanyahu and Israelis is frankly hysterical. They have been messaging Iranians in Farsi (a lot of Persian Jews which probably helps) telling them what they have done and what they are doing etc. I imagine airstrikes but nukes!? He doesn’t need to nuke anything the Israelis have conducted probably one of the most effective campaigns in military history. Why on earth would you think he’d just nuke Tehran? The Israelis don’t need to rise up, they have elections.

Utterly deranged.

The current regime has certainly had a bad week.

They are wobbling and it's not easy to see an obvious successor - unless the Israelis have worked that out too! Much of the opposition was wiped out post-79, and the Revolutionary Guard will still be a potent force on the ground.

The son of the former Shah could go back and act as temporary head of state until things settle down. Let's face it, the gulf monarchies do alright for themselves, so that may be one longer term option. It'll be an interesting few weeks, although any transition will be very delicate.

I can't see it going nuclear unless Pakistan chooses that option, although that would be highly irresponsible.

Iran would be one of the first places I'd go if it became a normal country. I hear great things about the Iranian people, and the post-79 diaspora are an impressive bunch.

I wonder who’s next? Are Israel intending to choose who rules in every country or nuke them? Do we really want Netanyahu in charge of anything given his behaviour over the last year?

That’s kind of worrying even if Iran are a dangerous nation, that somehow wholesale regime charge can just be forced.

Netanyahu desperately trying to avert attention from the genocide in Gaza and repair his governments reputation from international condemnation for attempting to wipe out the Gazan population and starving them, shooting people standing around waiting for food.

It’s very plain to see.

I disagree. You don’t take this kind of action as a simple decoy. Whole sale regime change is what appears to be happening in Iran, which could be far bigger in terms of impact than Gaza.

Hamas hsve been starving their own people - not helped by Isreal I agree with intermittent blocks. The crisis in Iran could be far bigger …..

Iran fund Hamas.
By targeting Irani regime change they will close of the main source of income for the terrorist group.

Yes that is what I am thinking. They are tackling the root cause of Hamas and Hezbollah, it’s a very bold move with unknown consequences. Hamas is fully operated by Iran and funded by them. It’s unnerving to witness.

I am wondering what it means for the people of Iran.

I can't see how anyone can justify carpet bombing a city of 10 million people, or why they think that'll stop Iran making nuclear warheads. If Iran already had working nukes they wouldn't be getting attacked right now- they're better off accelerating their nuclear program if they can. Israel are attacking Iran to distract us from their genocide in Gaza and hoping that Iran retaliates against US sites and draws the US in.

I can't stand comments like this. You think people would rather be shredded to pieces by israeli bombs?

Iran was a democratic society until Mossad put Shah government in. Do your research.

By effective campaign, do you mean slaughtered 100,000 Palestinians?

Israel's hand has been forced throughout by 1. Their proximity to multiple hostiles; 2. Oct 7th; and 3. Iran becoming an imminent nuclear power.

They can hardly be blamed for neutralising threats. If only our own governments would act in the interests of their people.

Gaza was given a fair degree of autonomy in 2005, and they end up with Hamas and Oct 7th.

The big danger would be the emergence of another IS-type outfit and their attendant misery. Thinking about it, a monarchy may be the best route for Iran - it seems to be the only type of state that works in the region or at least remains stable for a reasonable period.

The whole point was to destroy what nuclear enrichment facilities they currently had before they got chance to make weapons out of it and that process has now been set back decades making them far weaker than before. Personally I think the only reason Israel have chosen now to target Iran is because they no longer have Hamas and Hesbolah throwing rockets at them left right and centre and can now focus on the primary funding source of those proxy groups without having all three (and Yemen) launching rockets back at them and overwhelming their defense system. I think It's a case of taking out the smaller enemies then going for the bigger one.

How are Hamas starving their own people when Israel blocks any aid? Israel and US then take over distributing aid and shoot 100s of civilians in the process.

the post about evacuating Tehran was from Trump.

Now, the Iranian regime is not popular regionally and this isn't just about Israel; it ties into multiple regional conflicts. the attacks on Iran are more popular in Israel than the Gaza campaign. I am suspicious of the timing but reportedly the IDF has been working on this for 2 years. Israelis are genuinely afraid that Iran will get the bomb. They were reportedly 60% of the way to full enrichment. The issue is that Israeli bombers don't have the capacity to destroy the Fordow complex, which they would need to do to kill the Iranian nuclear programme.

israeli news says there were fewer than 100 missiles last night and Israelis are wondering if Iranian capacity is lower than believed. Iran reportedly wants a ceasefire.

Hamas refuse to hold elections and torture dissenters. Palestinians deserve freedom, but hamas is not freedom.

Rather than what? Continue living under a prehistoric regime still stuck in the dark ages?