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Watch: Iranian state TV newsreader flees missile strike live on air
An Iranian newsreader was forced to run for cover during a state TV broadcast as Israeli missiles hit Tehran.
The cameras rolled as debris appeared to fall from its ceiling and smoke filled the room, with the anchor disappearing off-screen.
The feed to the rest of Iran was cut shortly after.
Israel's defence minister had warned moments earlier that state TV and radio were 'about to disappear'.
A spokesman said shortly after: 'Military targets are currently being struck in Tehran. More details as the situation progresses.'
Just before the strike, the newsreader said: 'Dear noble people of Iran, beware that what you just heard was the voice of the force that has invaded the soil of our motherland...'
After the strike, she said: 'What you just saw and the noise that you heard is the dusty atmosphere of the studio...' The cry of 'Alhuakbar, Alahuakbar' could be heard coming from a man off-screen.
