The Latest: Israel strike cuts off Iran's state TV during live broadcast as studio fills with dust
Iran's state-run news agency said Monday that its governmental television station abruptly stopped a live broadcast after an Israeli strike. During a live broadcast, the sound of an explosion could be heard as a the news presenter hurried off camera amid dust and debris wafting in the air.
Israel had issued a warning the evacuate the area of Iran's capital where the TV studios are located an hour earlier, ahead of impending Israeli strikes.
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