Israel warns Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use trains as Trump deadline looms

Threat comes after US president said he would bomb power plants and bridges if Iran did not reopen strait of Hormuz

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Israel warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the country’s railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating deadline imposed by Donald Trump with a threat to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants.

Israel’s military, writing in Farsi, said in a social media post that “from this moment” – 8.50am Iran time – and “until 21:00 Iran time” Iranians should refrain from “traveling by train throughout Iran” for the sake of their own security.