As we've been reporting, Iran's state TV says the military has issued a warning to Israelis to evacuate ahead of further strikes.
Earlier today, the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, said that Iran has a right to self defence and has conducted "proportionate defensive operations" which it says have been directed "exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure".
"However, following Israel’s deliberate escalation and its continued acts of aggression... Iran, consistent with the principle of proportionality, undertook additional measures targeting specific infrastructure in Israel as legitimate targets that materially supported its ongoing aggression," he said in a letter to the UN Security Council.
He also accused Israel of attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to draw a distinction between Israeli strikes and those by Iran, saying Israel had targeted nuclear and missile threats and accusing Iran of targeting civilians.
Iran's health ministry says at least 224 people have been killed since Israeli began its strikes on Friday, meanwhile in Israel authorities say 24 people have been killed by Iranian strikes since then.
Azeene, who is from the Sunderland in England's north-east, tells BBC Newsbeat she has struggled to contact her dad - a British citizen - in Tehran, where he is visiting family he has not seen in years.
She says she managed to speak to him on Sunday, but internet connections have been “patchy” since Israel launched strikes on the Iranian capital last week and the situation has become "stressful".
“I need to know how he is doing, and how my family is doing and it could be days until I next hear from him," says Azeene.
“I’m doing all I can, sending him advice where I can, because other than that I’m helpless."
Azeene says she would like to see more being done to help people escape the country.
Back in Iran's capital Tehran, where Israeli missile strikes have continued for a fourth consecutive day, many residents are seeking to flee the capital and seek refuge in other parts of the country.
A Telegram group titled "Exit Coordination for Students" has been set up, with several chats dedicated to organising journeys from Tehran to various other towns across Iran.
Most of the conversations revolve around people checking whether others are heading in the same direction, sharing their general locations to coordinate where people can pick them up.
In one thread focused on travel to the northern province of Gilan, a user asks whether others are "leaving in the early morning," while another enquires about hitching a ride, saying they have been unable to "find tickets" for buses.
Many users are also asking for updates on traffic conditions, as footage and reports have circulated showing severe congestion on the roads out of Tehran.
The head of Iran's traffic police has confirmed that, due to the volume of vehicles, a one-way traffic system has been implemented on some key routes to manage the flow more effectively.
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