Newsman: An Israeli airstrike hit Iran’s state TV headquarters during a live broadcast on Monday — plunging the set into darkness, sending debris flying and setting much of the building on fire. The attack was part of a series of deadly strikes traded by Israel and Iran on the fourth day of the conflict between the two countries.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, called the strike on the Iranian TV studio a “direct assault on press freedom” and accused Israel of being the “foremost enemy of truth.”
According to Iravani, more than 220 civilians in Iran have been killed since the start of Israel’s offensive, including 20 children. He added that more than 1,000 people have been injured.
At least 24 people have been killed by Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel, and nearly 600 injured, according to the Israeli prime minister’s office.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit which promotes press freedom around the world, also spoke out against the attack. “CPJ is appalled by Israel’s bombing of Iran’s state TV channel while live on air” said Sara Qudah, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa regional director, in a post on X.
Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025 as Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians.
