WATCH HERE: Israel Strikes Iran’s State Media While It Was Airing Live

The conflict between Israel and Iran keeps worsening by the day.

Videos and reports have surfaced that the Israeli Defense Force struck an Iranian state-run news channel while it was airing live.

Watch the moment it happened here:

🚨BREAKING: Iran state media calling for the destruction of Israel and other radical nonsense was just taken off the air by an Israeli airstrike. pic.twitter.com/3OVKuxB4DQ

— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) June 16, 2025

Newsweek provided more details on the story:

An Israeli airstrike hit Iran’s state-run television broadcaster during a live broadcast Monday, intensifying an already volatile confrontation between the two regional rivals. The attack came amid a series of tit-for-tat strikes that have killed hundreds across both countries since the outbreak of hostilities late last week, when Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

The blast interrupted a live program on the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), operated by the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), as an anchor was speaking.

Viewers saw the studio fill with dust and debris, and the anchor fled as the screen behind her cut to black before the transmission abruptly switched to prerecorded material.
Shortly before dawn on Monday, Iran launched a fresh wave of missile attacks on Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country. Emergency services reported at least eight people killed and dozens more injured.

This marks the fourth day of direct strikes between the two countries, sparked by an Israeli bombardment targeted on Tehran’s nuclear program. The exchanges over the weekend have fueled fears of a broader and more dangerous regional war.

BREAKING:

An Israeli airstrike just struck the headquarter office of Iranian state media
while they were LIVE on air complaining about Israeli airstrikes in Iran.

😅😅😅 This might be the funniest video I have ever seen. pic.twitter.com/6vYhUdaxeJ

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) June 16, 2025

The constant attacks by Israel have resulted in Iran signaling they may be willing to negotiate.

Per WSJ:

Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs, sending messages to Israel and the U.S. via Arab intermediaries, Middle Eastern and European officials said.

In the midst of a ferocious Israeli air campaign, Tehran has told Arab officials it would be open to returning to the negotiating table as long as the U.S. doesn’t join the attack, the officials said. Iran also passed messages to Israel saying it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.

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But with Israeli warplanes able to fly freely over the capital and Iranian counterattacks inflicting minimal damage, Israeli leaders have little incentive to halt their assault before doing more to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites and further weaken the theocratic government’s hold on power.

Israeli strikes have killed key military leaders, including much of the top echelon of Iran’s air force, leaving Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei increasingly isolated. But the impact on nuclear facilities has been modest and analysts say it could take a long air war to get the results Israel wants.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the attacks will continue until Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles are destroyed, and he has shown no indication he is ready to stop. He has also said regime change isn’t a goal but could be a result given the Iranian leadership’s weakness.