Bicycle Minnesota runs away from Iran against the background

A Man of Minnesota With the dream of a bicycle on all seven continents, it was forced to come up with alternative plans after Israel launched a flurry of air strikes at Iran’s military leaders and nuclear facilities, near where he was traveling.

The Associated Press said that 32-year-old Jan Andersen of the Ministry of Education, Minnesota, does not plan to stay in a real war, so he went to neighboring Azerbaijan on Monday.

“The bombs started to fall,” Andersen said on Wednesday, speaking to the Zoom from the hotel in Baku. “It was very scary.”

Andersen toured Iran within the framework of a long -standing mission to go on a bicycle on all seven continents. Pending IranAndersen had a local guide, and since the beginning of June he shared his adventures with tens of thousands of followers on social media.

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In this photo presented by @ridewithian, Jan Andersen poses selfies near the border of Turkey and Iran, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (@ridewithian via AP)

“On the day when the bombs started falling,” was on Friday, and Andersen and his guide walked south along the Caspian seashore, from Chalus to the Tehran capital.

Andersen was reportedly hoping to apply for a visa Afghanistan In Tehran, with the ambitions of intersection to Central Asia and Russia.

“It was really simple, such as the worst terms,” ​​he said AP.

As soon as the bombs started falling, Andersen and his guide leaning on the spot and talked in Spanish to avoid people suspected from the US

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He also said he saw the long lines of vehicles escorted by Tehran, and at the same time his own family, friends and followers of social media were concerned about his safety.

The US State Department said Andersen in an e -mail that he should leave for Azerbaijan or Turkey.

Anderson’s friend in Los -Angeles addressed a visa to Azerbaijan on his behalf, which was ultimately granted by the US Embassy in Baku.

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According to Andersen, Andersen was his dream and escape, and in the past he fought a violation of the hyperactivity disorder of addiction and attention.

And although his dream of a bicycle on seven continents may hit the high -speed shish journey.

Bombs in Iran were not the only brush with death. In fact, he said he was in Northern Kenya in 2023, when the trim threatened to start his spear during a rural bike.

“There will always be a risk and you have to accept it,” he said.

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Now that he is in Iran, Andersen said he plans to transfer the Caspian Sea to Kazakhstan and then head to the east to Uzbekistan. But from there Andersen said he didn’t know where to go.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.