An Israeli missile this Monday reached the headquarters of the Iranian public radio in Tehrancausing the live news interruption and leaving the image in black. The attack occurred after an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army for district 3 of the Iranian capital, where the chain studies and several diplomatic residences are.
An attack captured live
The moment of impact It was registered in the Irib’s own issuance. The presenter Sahar Emami was informing when A strong explosion forced her to stop abruptly and the signal was lost. A few minutes later, the chain managed to resume its emissions and The journalist returned to the set to inform about what happened.
“In the next few hours, The IDF will operate in the area, as they have done in recent days throughout Tehran, for atacar the military infrastructure of the Iranian regime. Dear citizens, for their safety, we urge you to immediately evacuate the area In district C, as indicated on the map, “warned the Israeli army in a statement prior to the attack.
Damage and victims
Iranian authorities have confirmed that several chain workers have lost their lives as a result of the bombing, although the exact number of victims has not yet been specified. Images spread on social networks and international media show the building of Irib wrapped in smoke and flames, while hundreds of residents evacuated the area in the middle of panic.
He Defense Minister Israelí, Israel Katz, had anticipated the attack and declared: “The propaganda speaker and Iranian incitation is on the edge of extinction. The evacuation of nearby residents has begun. “
Military Escalation Context
This attack is part of the Fourth Open War Day between Israel and Iran. From the early hours of Thursday, Israel has launched a massive campaign of bombing on Iranian territory, with more than 224 dead and more than a thousand injured, mostly civilians, according to data from the Iranian Ministry of Health. Israel justifies the offensive claiming that “The Iranian regime was advancing in the plan to develop a nuclear bomb“
For its partIran has responded by launching more than a hundred ballistic missiles against Israeli cities, causing at least 24 dead in the last three days. Anti -aircraft sirenas have been activated in Tel Aviv and other locations, and both governments have ordered the evacuation of residential areas in the face of the threat of new attacks.
Reactions and consequences
The attack on the headquarters of Iranian state television represents A symbolic blow to the regime’s informative apparatus and has generated a wave of condemnations and international concern for the safety of civilians and freedom of the press. Meanwhile, the tension in the region is still increasing, without signs of a prompt prompt.
“We can say that we have achieved a complete aerial superiority over the skies of Tehran“said Israeli military spokesman, Brigade General Effie Defrin, after the attack.
The international community concerns with restlessness the rapid deterioration of the situation, with the fear that the military escalation will derive in a greater conflict.
