At the time of the attack, the cameras captured how a presenter of the state chain, who was criticizing Israel’s offensive, He quickly left the set in the middle of a thick dust and with parts of the ceiling, withdrawing, according to videos disseminated by Iranian means.
The conflict began on Friday when the Israeli army launched an unprecedented attack against Iran with the declared objective of avoiding Dowry of nuclear weapons.
After decades of indirect war and specific operations, it is the first time that the two countries They face so much intensity.
“We will attack the Iranian dictator everywhere”said Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, whose country had urged to evacuate the residents of an area of the northeast of Tehran, before bombing “military infrastructure belonging to the Iranian regime.”
What A Courage … Hats off to lions of #طهران
Israeli Stikes Have Bombed The Iranian State-Tv Building In #Tehran as it was Broadcasting Live On Air. pic.twitter.com/peudnmjktv– MUBBSHIR.KHURRAM (@infomubashir) June 16, 2025
Katz had already warned that Iraní state radio (Irib), located in that area accommodated from the capital, was “about to disappear”.
#NOW 🚨 #Israel destroy the headquarters of the Iranian state TV in #Tehran. pic.twitter.com/M5R5GPCXXL
– Espainews (@espainews_) June 16, 2025
Iran condemned the bombing as a “war crime” and called the UN Security Council to act.
The great bazaar, Tehran’s main market, remained closed on Monday. The streets of the city They were mostly deserted and almost no trade opened, except some groceries.
They formed long lines against gas stations and a seller said that many people were Buying compulsively, and for example its trade was “without water reserves”.
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