Israel warns people in Iran to avoid trains and railway lines

The Israeli military has urged people in Iran to stay away from trains and railway lines, citing serious safety risks amid escalating tensions with the U.S. and Israel. The warning comes as a U.S.-imposed deadline pressures Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

Reuters

7 April 2026 at 07:14:49

Israel warns people in Iran to avoid trains and railway lines

People standing on railway platforms at an Iranian train station courtesy of Javad Esmaeili/Unsplash via Wix.

Javad Esmaeili/Unsplash via Wix

The Israeli military on Tuesday (April 7) told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines, warning doing so would "endanger" their lives.

"For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran time, you refrain from using and travelling by train throughout Iran," the military posted on its Persian-language account on X.

"Your presence on trains and near railway lines endangers your life."

Israel together with the U.S. has been at war with Iran since their initial attacks on the Middle Eastern country on February 28.

The post was made as a U.S.-imposed deadline loomed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be "taken out", with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to order attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants.

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