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Wild moment Israel struck Iran's state broadcaster studio as Tehran calls on Trump to 'muzzle' Israel and force a ceasefire
Iran's state broadcaster has been bombed by Israel, with the moment caught on camera as Tehran called on US President Donald Trump to 'muzzle' Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and force a ceasefire.
The wild moment Iran's state broadcaster was bombed by Israel has been caught on camera as Tehran called for United States President Donald Trump to 'muzzle' Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and force a ceasefire.
An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster - The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) – during a live broadcast on Monday while the head of the UN nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant.
Footage emerged on social media shortly after the strike showing a hijab-wearing news anchor midway through what appeared to be a segment about the Israeli airstrikes.
After the blast, people on set could be heard yelling 'Allahu akbar,' the Arabic phrase for 'God is great'.
Iranian media said Iran was preparing for the "largest and most intense missile attack" yet against Israel, including against military and intelligence targets.
Israeli forces have stepped up their bombardment of Iranian cities, while Iran proved capable of piercing Israeli air defences with one of its most successful volleys yet of retaliatory missile strikes.
"If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a lengthy post on X in which he branded Netanyahu a "war criminal".
"Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue. It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu." — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 16, 2025
Sources told Reuters that Tehran had asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press Trump to use his influence on Netanyahu and push for an immediate ceasefire.
In return, Iran would show flexibility in nuclear negotiations, said the two Iranian and three regional sources.
Trump has consistently said the Israeli assault could end quickly if Iran agrees to US demands that it accept strict curbs to its nuclear programme.
"I'd say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately before it's too late," Trump said at a G7 meeting in Canada.
Talks between the US and Iran, hosted by Oman, had been scheduled for Sunday but were scrapped, with Tehran saying it could not negotiate while under attack.
On Monday, Iranian lawmakers floated the idea of quitting the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a move bound to be seen as a setback for any negotiations.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the latest attack employed a new method that caused Israel's multi-layered defence systems to target each other so missiles could get through.
The sudden killing of so many Iranian military commanders and the apparent loss of control of airspace could prove to be the biggest test of Iran's system of clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran's network of regional allies who could once have been expected to rain rockets on Israel - Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon - have been decimated by Israeli forces since the start of the Gaza war.
-with Reuters
