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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
NY Times reporter walks back post about 'randomness' of Israeli strikes on Iran
A New York Times reporter walked back her X post after facing backlash for suggesting that Israeli strikes on Iran randomly hit residential neighborhoods. "A friend in Tehran sent me this video, apartment complex housing university professors attacked directly across the street from her house," Farnaz Fassihi, United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times, said in a Friday X post. "The randomness of strikes in residential neighborhoods have terrified Iranians," she added. Trump Faces Critical Decision As Middle East Teeters On Brink Of War On Thursday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched extensive strikes on Iran's military infrastructure and nuclear program, killing Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami and the country's chief of staff of the armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri. While Fassihi called the strikes random, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the strikes were targeted, writing in a Thursday X post that, "Moments ago, Israel launched Operation 'Rising Lion', a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat." Read On The Fox News App In a later post on Friday, Fassihi said, "About my tweet yesterday, I meant to say the sense of randomness caused by the strikes in residential neighborhoods has terrified Iranians. As we've reported, Israel has said the strikes are targeted." Fassihi faced strong pushback on X at first for suggesting the strikes were random. She eventually prevented users from replying to the post, although people could still "quote" the post and comment on it. Podcaster and writer Stephen Miller posted on X, "There is absolutely nothing random about these strikes but that doesn't stop New York Times reporters. Comments off." Israel Releases Video Of Strike On Iranian Ballistic Missiles Aimed At Jewish State Guy Benson, Townhall political editor, also took to X to address Fassihi's post, saying, "Using the word 'randomness' to describe the precision of what is happening is quite a choice." Noah Rothman, a senior writer at National Review Online, said, "Look. Nobody likes it when their city is bombed. But in the light of day, amid evidence of the surgical precision with which Israel targeted regime figures, many of whom are not exactly beloved, the Iranian public's perspective should be expected to evolve." Radio host Tony Katz said her post did not live up to journalistic standards. "This is not journalism," Katz said. "This is propaganda." In a statement to Fox News Digital, The New York Times said that it is "aggressively reporting on Israel's strikes on Iran, one of the most oppressive countries for journalists to access in order to report and verify facts in breaking news moments." The paper added, "One of the ways we provide insight into what's happening with the rest of the world is to share videos taken by people on the ground, including their perspectives."Original article source: NY Times reporter walks back post about 'randomness' of Israeli strikes on Iran
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
NY Times reporter walks back post about 'randomness' of Israeli strikes on Iran
A New York Times reporter walked back her X post after facing backlash for suggesting that Israeli strikes on Iran randomly hit residential neighborhoods. "A friend in Tehran sent me this video, apartment complex housing university professors attacked directly across the street from her house," Farnaz Fassihi, United Nations bureau chief for The New York Times, said in a Friday X post. "The randomness of strikes in residential neighborhoods have terrified Iranians," she added. On Thursday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched extensive strikes on Iran's military infrastructure and nuclear program, killing Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami and the country's chief of staff of the armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri. While Fassihi called the strikes random, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the strikes were targeted, writing in a Thursday X post that, "Moments ago, Israel launched Operation 'Rising Lion', a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat." In a later post on Friday, Fassihi said, "About my tweet yesterday, I meant to say the sense of randomness caused by the strikes in residential neighborhoods has terrified Iranians. As we've reported, Israel has said the strikes are targeted." Fassihi faced strong pushback on X at first for suggesting the strikes were random. She eventually prevented users from replying to the post, although people could still "quote" the post and comment on it. Podcaster and writer Stephen Miller posted on X, "There is absolutely nothing random about these strikes but that doesn't stop New York Times reporters. Comments off." Guy Benson, Townhall political editor, also took to X to address Fassihi's post, saying, "Using the word 'randomness' to describe the precision of what is happening is quite a choice." Noah Rothman, a senior writer at National Review Online, said, "Look. Nobody likes it when their city is bombed. But in the light of day, amid evidence of the surgical precision with which Israel targeted regime figures, many of whom are not exactly beloved, the Iranian public's perspective should be expected to evolve." Radio host Tony Katz said her post did not live up to journalistic standards. "This is not journalism," Katz said. "This is propaganda." In a statement to Fox News Digital, The New York Times said that it is "aggressively reporting on Israel's strikes on Iran, one of the most oppressive countries for journalists to access in order to report and verify facts in breaking news moments." The paper added, "One of the ways we provide insight into what's happening with the rest of the world is to share videos taken by people on the ground, including their perspectives."
Middle East Eye
2 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Khamenei advisor killed: Reports
A senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike targeting his house, Iran international is reporting. New York Times journalist Farnaz Fassihi reported that Iranian officials view his assassination as Israel's attempt to jeopardize nuclear diplomacy with the US.
New York Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Israel's Stunning Attack on Iran, and India Plane Crash Survivor Speaks
Hosted by Michael Simon Johnson Produced and edited by Will JarvisMichael Simon Johnson and Jessica Metzger Featuring Aaron Boxerman and Jonathan Swan Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran's Top Military Chain of Command, by Farnaz Fassihi, Qasim Nauman, Aaron Boxerman, Patrick Kingsley and Ronen Bergman Residents of Tehran Awake to Devastation, by Farnaz Fassihi Trump's Use of National Guard in Limbo After Court Rulings, by Charlie Savage, Kellen Browning and Laurel Rosenhall Senator Is Forcibly Removed and Handcuffed After Interrupting Noem, by Shawn Hubler, Jennifer Medina and Jill Cowan Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified, by Suhasini Raj, Mujib Mashal and Pragati K.B. 'I Don't Know How I Am Alive,' Air India Crash Survivor Tells Family, by Jacob Judah Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them, by Andrew Jacobs Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@ For corrections, email nytnews@ For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Special thanks to Jacob Judah and Richard W. Stevenson.
