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The glass building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Organization was attacked by the Zionist regime this evening. The incident did not lead to the interruption of the programs of this media outlet, and all the networks continued to broadcast programs from the very first minutes after the attack. According to ISNA, at around 6:35 p.m. on Monday, June 16, while the news network anchor was reading the news, the building was attacked by the aggressor forces of the Zionist regime. The IRIB public relations department announced: In the event of any disruption in the reception of the signal of any of the provincial or national IRIB networks, follow the broadcasts on television. You can see the moment the news network building was attacked: IRIB's deputy political director arrived at the scene. Following the attack, which led to the interruption of live studio images for a moment, Hassan Abedini, IRIB's deputy political director, appeared on the IRIB's antenna and emphasized to the people that those at IRIB will continue their mission. He then confirmed that the news network had been attacked. News Network Anchor Returns to the Air Minutes After the Attack Minutes after the attack, Sahar Emami, the news network anchor, returned to the studio and narrated the story herself. At first, she emphasized that everything had returned to normal and the programs were being broadcast. Emami said, "The voice of truth will not be silenced. With the help of God Almighty, the measures of the Supreme Leader and senior officials, we will continue our work." The news network anchor noted: "The news building was not targeted in this attack, freedom of expression and the voices of women and children were targeted." Hassan Abedini, the political deputy of the Iranian Broadcasting Organization, clarified: "Shooting journalists is shooting at the truth and people who tell the truth. How can the international and media community justify this situation?! What is happening is a war crime. A number of IRIB employees injured Emami, the anchor of the news network, also reported that a number of his colleagues at IRIB were injured and announced that relief efforts are underway for these people. Assessment and rescue teams have moved to the glass building of the news network to provide more recent statistics to the managers of the national media. Abedini also noted: The glass building is being extinguished, and estimates indicate that a number of employees were injured, and many people evacuated the building in the initial moments. Peyman Jabali: There has been no break in our will According to this ISNA report, following the attack on the glass building of the IRIB on Monday evening, June 16, Peyman Jabali, the head of the IRIB, emphasized in a message: “There has been no break in our will to defeat the media front of infidelity.” The full text of the IRIB head’s message is as follows: “In the name of Allah, I inform the noble people of Iran that a few minutes ago, the IRIB was brutally attacked by the Zionist enemy. This attack shows that the national media is precisely targeting the strategic media depth of the enemy. The children of Rashid, our beloved people, are loudly declaring in the national media that our determination to play a role in the combined war launched by the Zionist enemy has increased many times over, and there has been no break in our will to defeat the infidel front through media.” Four bombs hit the IRIB building. IRIB reporter Shadloo was among those who, in a direct connection with the news network, recalled that he and his colleagues were working with all their might when at least four bombs hit the IRIB building. Firefighting is currently underway in the glass building. IRIB Director in the IRIB studio: We have no weapons except paper and pens stained with the blood of our colleague. Peyman Jabali came to the IRIB studio after the Maghrib prayer. Condemning this action by the Zionist regime, he stated: This action has no reason. Attacking the media is not justifiable in any war zone, but if we look at the history of the wars of the Zionist regime, we see that journalists and the media have always been among their targets. They martyred 300 journalists in Gaza. What weapons do we have at the IRIB except paper and pen, which are now stained with the blood of our colleagues? This action has no justification unless the Zionist regime wants to prevent the truth from being revealed. The IRIB head noted: I kiss the hands and arms of all my colleagues who held the national media flag high with all their might, and we promise our beloved people that we will not stop portraying the crimes of the child-killing regime as long as we have life. Our duty is to explain the truth, expose the enemy, and God willing, we will do this, and we humbly promise our beloved people that we will fulfill our duty until the last moment. IRIB journalists return to work Hassan Abedini, IRIB’s deputy for political affairs, announced that most IRIB journalists are healthy and have gone to the city to prepare reports. Various departments of the IRIB also announced in messages addressed to the Iranian people that they will continue their activities in the national media, like other soldiers of the Iranian nation. Reactions to the attack on the IRIB Hours after the Zionist regime attacked the IRIB glass building, a large number of political, sports and artist figures and institutions reacted to this aggression. The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in condemning the Zionist regime’s criminal attack on the IRIB building and the news network studio, considered this criminal and anti-human terrorist act a clear sign of the enemy’s media strategy’s failure in the face of the national media’s recent awareness-raising and awakening epics and its impatience with the resistance narrative dominating public opinion in the region and the world. Fatemeh Mohajerani, the government spokesperson, wrote: “The media is not a weapon for criminals to fight with; it is a mirror that exposes crime. The Zionist regime’s attack on the IRIB is not only a clear violation of international law, but also a sign of Tel Aviv’s deep fear of the world’s consciousness. This aggression not only does not silence our will to tell the truth, but rather makes it more intense.” The World Council of Journalists also strongly condemned the missile attack on Iranian television. Mohammad Qomi, head of the Islamic Propaganda Organization, also wrote about the national media presenter’s stance and her Zeinabi zeal. Farzad Hassani, Malika Zarei, Najm al-Din Shariati, Maryam Kaviani, Parastu Golestani, Mohammad Hossein Farahbakhsh, and Seyyed Ezzatollah Zarghami (former head of the IRIB) published separate posts condemning the attack and praising the IRIB presenter’s resistance during the Zionist regime’s attack. Zarghami wrote: “That American missile was stronger, or the fingers of this Iranian lioness! Well done for making history, Ms. Sahar Emami.” Mohammad Reza Nowruzpour, Deputy Press Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, wrote in response to the Zionist regime’s attack on the news network studio: “The Zionist regime’s attack on the news network studio during a live broadcast is a clear violation of international law and an example of a war crime based on Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Media offices are civilian targets, and targeting them is a direct attack on truth and freedom of information and is strongly condemned.” Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi condemned the Zionist regime’s attack on the Iranian Broadcasting System on the X social network and wrote: “Ms. Sahar Emami and the Iranian Broadcasting System, do not be tired. During the eight years of the imposed war, Ayatollah Jami, the Friday prayer Imam of Abadan, who was left alone with a small number of soldiers in Abadan, writes in his memoirs that he went to the Iranian Broadcasting System every day to be safe. Hitting the media and the people on the streets in war is not a sign of strength.” In response to the Zionist regime's attack on the IRIB, the Visual Media Presenters Association strongly condemned this crime and emphasized: Dear colleagues, you have interpreted a new definition of courage. The Iranian Cinema Organization also strongly condemned in a statement the targeting of the Islamic Republic of Iran Radio and Television Organization and the honorable journalists of our country in these difficult circumstances. Also, Kamal Sharaf, a Yemeni cartoonist, published a drawing on the Zionist regime's attack on the IRIB. In this regard, Javad Foroughi, a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, presented his world medal to Sahar Emami, an IRIB presenter. 20:30 PM and performance in the radio studio not broadcast During today's attack on the Khabar network studio, the network's programs are recorded and broadcast on the radio, and the 20:30 news segment was not broadcast. Ahmad Heydari, Deputy Head of Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of the IRIB, also appeared in front of the camera for a few minutes and examined the legal aspects of the attack on the IRIB. He reminded that attacks on the media are war crimes and that the perpetrators can be brought to justice. * This report was published and updated from the first minutes of the attack on the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation. End of message