Israel attacks Iran's state TV studio during live bulletin, attack captured on camera

Iran's state-run news agency on Monday said the state-run television abruptly stopped a live broadcast after Israeli strike. Iran's state TV IRIB building in Tehran was on fire after the airstrike by Israel. The local media said the explosion was reported while a news anchor was presenting a live on-air criticism of Israel. During the strike, she was seen leaving the broadcast, with footage of the incident widely circulated on social media.

According to Iranian media, several employees of Iranian radio and TV were killed in this attack. During the broadcast, an Iranian state television reporter said the studio was filling with dust after “the sound of aggression against the homeland.”

Suddenly, an explosion occurred,



cutting the screen behind her as she hurried off camera. The broadcast quickly switched to prep-recorded programmes.

An hour earlier, Israel had issued a warning the evacuate the area of Iran's capital where the TV studios are located. 

The warning from Israel came on the fourth day of the conflict, when the Israeli military claimed it had achieved air superiority over the Iranian capital and could fly over the city without facing major threats. The military has issued similar evacuation warnings for civilians in parts of Gaza and Lebanon ahead of strikes.

“At this time, we can say that we have achieved full aerial superiority over Tehran's skies,” said military spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin.