Many don't have a place to stay, and the cash-strapped government has only been able to accommodate roughly 120,000 people as it scrambles to open shelters and bring in more supplies.
It was not immediately clear which islands he was referring to, but a recent Axios report cited US officials as saying that capturing Kharg was on the table as the war in the Middle East spirals.
Tehran intensified its assault on targets in the region, announcing that it carried out its own "most intense and heaviest" salvo, firing missiles for three hours at cities across Israel.
During the inspection, officers discovered 4,175 litres of diesel stored in 20 barrels of 200-litre capacity each and five cans of about 35 litres each.
Iran continued attacks on Gulf countries with Bahrain reporting strikes on its Al Ma'ameer oil facility on Monday, which caused fire and material damages.
