Civilians caught in the Israel-Iran crossfire are scrambling for safety as fighting rages for a fifth day. An ominous warning from US President Donald Trump urging residents to flee Tehran has sparked a wave of evacuations of locals and foreigners, as well as anxiety among many Asian leaders over the safety of their citizens. Israel and Iran have closed their airspaces, forcing tens of thousands to leave via land crossings. Azerbaijan, which shut its land borders in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has temporarily reopened borders to facilitate evacuations from Iran via the Astara checkpoint. Trent Murray reports from Tel Aviv.
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