Posted on 06/16/2025 10:20:55 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
Israeli strikes on the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, in Tehran on Monday were captured during a live broadcast as shocking footage showed the anchor fleeing the studio while debris fell from the ceiling.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had issued an evacuation warning to citizens ahead of the strike, targeting what Israeli officials described as a hub of Iranian propaganda.
Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in a statement: “The Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece is on its way to disappear.”
Tehran has yet to release a full statement on casualties or damage, but images circulating online show heavy destruction around the IRIB building. Footage showed the building on fire and billowing smoke as a journalist delivered his report from outside the building with blood visible on his hands and arms.
Iranian Radio and Television building on fire following Israeli strikes. pic.twitter.com/5ZoaahZrLt
— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (BlueSky too) (@Archer83Able) June 16, 2025
The strike comes as the conflict between Israel and Iran has entered its fourth day, with both sides intensifying their assaults. Overnight, Iranian forces targeted an Israeli oil refinery, causing damage to parts of the country’s power grid. Explosions rocked several areas in Israel, striking residential buildings.
Watch above via X.
Nice.
Israel blew up the allahu snackbar.
Does anyone know if Israel bombed Iran State TV while live on air?
I can’t seem to find any information on that anywhere.
HUH? Israel has something going on?
Ordinance that gets intercepted by defensive systems can land anywhere.
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Rumble.
https://rumble.com/v6uvc31-iranian-state-tv-irib-has-been-struck-in-israeli-airstrikes.html
L
Why cant this happen to CNN and MSNBC?
LOL!!
so, a hit nearby perhaps?
If that was state TV on air, and that was what was targetted, then why did they not lose power, nor have their signal drop out, and we basically just saw a lot of dust and insulation drop?
Just askin’
LOLOL!!!
That’s one way to shut her up.
Roflol!
I dunno, ask Mike Huckabee. He got pretty close to the action.
I love it.
Ha. Looks like an SCTV skit.
Some of the comments on X are great...
“We interrupt this program with a message from Benjamin Netanyahu…”
“The illegality of attacks on journalists and news media derives from the protection granted to civilians and civilian objects under international humanitarian law, and from the fact that the media, even when used for propaganda purposes, cannot be considered as military objectives except in special cases. In other words, while no specific status exists for journalists and the equipment they use, both journalists and their equipment benefit from the general protection enjoyed by civilians and civilian objects unless they make an effective contribution to military action.”
https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/protection-journalists
Also, have you heard anything about an increase in ICE? North or south pole?
This just in…………!
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