A huge explosion was heard in Tehran.

Iranian state television reported on Wednesday that the war between Israel and Iran had entered its sixth day, with Tehran calling for residents of Haifa, a city in northern Israel, to evacuate. The television report stated: "Evacuation notices have been issued to Zionist settlers in Haifa just minutes ago to avoid an Iranian missile attack." The Israeli military announced that Iran had launched another missile at it. The United Nations Security Council is set to hold another round of meetings on Friday morning.

Iran has fired hypersonic missiles at Israel. Meanwhile, Israel claimed on the 18th that it had carried out another round of strikes against western Iran. The Israeli side said, "Air Force aircraft are flying over areas where ground-to-ground missiles are being launched and stored." Another report said that the Israeli military had struck a police headquarters in Tehran on the 18th.

Israel sounded air raid warnings from the northern coastal city of Hadera to Tel Aviv, preparing to intercept incoming missiles.

The TV broadcast a Hebrew-language clip with the text: "Please evacuate this area immediately. In the coming hours, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be conducting operations in this area." Iranian Chief of Staff Rahim Mousavi called on residents of Haifa and Tel Aviv to evacuate on Tuesday to prepare for an impending "punitive" operation.

The U.S. ambassador to Jerusalem announced on Wednesday, on the sixth day of the conflict between Israel and Iran, that the U.S. is preparing for voluntary evacuation of American citizens from Israel. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee released an "emergency notice" in the media, stating that the U.S. Embassy is preparing "evacuation flights and ships" for American citizens wishing to leave Israel, and encouraging them to register on the website.

On Wednesday, U.S. President Trump vaguely avoided comment on the possibility of the U.S. joining Israel in striking Iran, telling reporters: "I may or may not."

The previous day, the U.S. announced that due to security concerns, it would close its embassy in Jerusalem until Friday and establish a 24-hour coordination team to keep American citizens in the Middle East informed about the progress of the conflict. The U.S. advised Americans not to travel to Israel and Iraq under any circumstances, especially not to Iran.

The U.S. has reduced staff at its embassy in Iraq and allowed non-essential personnel and their families to leave Iraq and Israel. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders reminded Trump that he cannot decide to "wage war" alone.

The London-based internet watchdog NetBlocks announced that as Israel intensified its strikes against Iran, Iran's internet network had been "almost completely" paralyzed on the 18th. The organization reported on X that "network data shows that Iran is currently experiencing an almost nationwide internet outage" and added that Iran's internet had recently undergone "a series of partial disruptions."

Iran implemented stricter internet restrictions, citing Israeli "disruption" of its networks.

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