The Israeli Air Force bombed the offices of Iranian state broadcaster IRIB in the capital city of Tehran on Monday evening.
The incident was captured on live television when a terrified news anchor flees the studio as the airstrike disrupts the broadcast and cut out the screen behind her. People can be heard saying Allahu akbar," the Arabic phrase for God is great. The presenter was identified as Sahar Emami, one of the renowned TV hosts in Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
BREAKING: The moment of the attack on IRIB (Iran State Broadcaster) pic.twitter.com/CVU26HHFub
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Ahead of the attack, Emami was heard saying, "Listen, what you hear is the sound of the aggressor. You hear the sound of the aggressor attacking the truth."
Following the attack, Emami joined the live broadcast of the Khabar Network. She told the anchor of Khabar that several reporters lay dead at the IRIB headquarters. IRIB later switched to pre-recorded programmes.
The Israeli Defence Forces had earlier warned people in the area near the IRIB headquarters in Tehran. This comes as Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the "propaganda and incitement mouthpiece" of Iran is on it way to disappear.
Earlier, Iran urgently sought an end to hostilities with Israel. Conveying the message via Arab intermediaries, Tehran said it is ready to resume nuclear talks in Oman. However, it warned that the US should stay out of the hostilities.
Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the UN Security Council that its strikes on Israel are self-defence and "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure. Slamming the US and European powers, the Iranian envoy said if any third countries cooperate with Israel's strikes on Iran, they become "complicit in the legal responsibility and consequences of this crisis."
