When Israel issued awarningto residents of one of Tehran's most upscale and densely populated areas, District 3, to evacuate saying it intended to carry out air strikes in the area, already heightened anxiety rose even further.
Both countries have carried out air strikes on each other in recent days, inflicting scores of civilian casualties along the way. But the most intense attacks have come in Tehran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is not targeting civilians, but videos and images emerging from Tehran and elsewhere in the country show how difficult the situation is.
According to official sources, more than 200 Iranians have been killed, while Israeli authorities report 24 fatalities from Iranian retaliatory strikes that have hit cities such as Tel Aviv and Haifa.
In both countries, countless civilians feel caught up in a situation they can't control.
But unlike in Israel, Iran is fraught with an extremely limited free and independent press. Few reports have surfaced on the conditions faced by ordinary Iranians as the air strikes drive people from their homes.
