Explosions near Iran’s state television HQ but no broadcast disruption: Statement
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Video grabs taken from UGC images posted on social media on Feb 28 show a reported explosion in Tehran.
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TEHRAN - Iran’s state broadcaster reported two explosions near its Tehran headquarters on March 3, but said it was continuing to broadcast amid the ongoing Israeli-US strike campaign.
“Smoke from two explosions around IRIB’s premises / No disruption to IRIB’s operations,” the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) wrote on Telegram.
The Israeli army claimed overnight on March 2 to 3 that it had “struck and dismantled” the headquarters of the IRIB in the Evin district of northern Tehran, which it described as a “communications centre of the Iranian terrorist regime”.
It had previously urged residents of the district “to evacuate immediately”.
US President Donald Trump warned on March 2 that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month,
