An Israeli strike hit a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in Tehran, interrupting a live television program before the state broadcaster resumed transmission. Video described in news reports showed an explosion shaking the studio while a presenter was speaking, sending debris down and cutting the screens behind her.
The attack came on the fourth day of direct exchanges between Israel and Iran. Before it happened, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran's propaganda outlet was about to disappear. Israel had issued an evacuation warning for the Tehran district that included the broadcaster. Afterward, an IRIB official said the service would not be silenced by military action, framing the quick return to air as an act of defiance.
Iranian state television later announced evacuation warnings directed at Israel's N12 and N14 channels, explicitly presenting them as a response to the attack on IRIB. The exchange of threats raised concern that media facilities and their workers were becoming targets alongside military, nuclear and infrastructure sites. The supplied reports established that the broadcast was disrupted, but did not provide a verified casualty count for the broadcaster attack.
The strike occurred within a rapidly expanding campaign. Israel had begun its aerial operation days earlier, saying it aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied pursuing nuclear arms. Iranian authorities said Israeli attacks had killed at least 224 people by that stage, including military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians, while Iran launched repeated missile salvos toward Israel.
On the same day, Iranian missiles struck several Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva and Haifa. The wider attacks left damaged homes and vehicles, while residents sheltered during alerts. Israel continued striking targets inside Iran, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation was eliminating members of Iran's security leadership and changing the region.
International leaders warned about further escalation. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Group of Seven leaders wanted de-escalation. French President Emmanuel Macron called for both countries to stop attacks on civilians, and China urged immediate measures to reduce tensions. US President Donald Trump called on Tehran residents to evacuate and left the G7 summit early, while the White House maintained that Washington had not participated in Israel's campaign.
The IRIB attack carried significance beyond its physical impact because it struck a central institution of the Iranian state while it was broadcasting. Its brief interruption and rapid return also illustrated the conflict's information dimension: each government sought to demonstrate reach, control the narrative and warn the other's public as conventional attacks continued.
