Iranian State-Run Television Halts Live Broadcast After Israeli Strike

People walk past closed shops in Tehran's Grand Bazaar as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on June 16, 2025. (AFP)
People walk past closed shops in Tehran's Grand Bazaar as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on June 16, 2025. (AFP)
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Iranian State-Run Television Halts Live Broadcast After Israeli Strike

People walk past closed shops in Tehran's Grand Bazaar as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on June 16, 2025. (AFP)
People walk past closed shops in Tehran's Grand Bazaar as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fourth day on June 16, 2025. (AFP)

Iran’s state-run news agency reported Monday that state-run television abruptly stopped a live broadcast after an Israeli strike.

During the broadcast, an Iranian state television reporter said the studio was filling with dust after “the sound of aggression against the homeland.”

Suddenly, an explosion occurred, cutting the screen behind her as she hurried off camera. The broadcast quickly switched to prerecorded programs.

An hour earlier, Israel had issued a warning the evacuate the area of Iran’s capital where the TV studios are located.