SAEDNEWS: Ambassadors from 28 nations inspected the bomb-ravaged headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster—scene of a live-airstrike that killed three media workers and wounded many more.
According to Saed News, on Sunday a distinguished diplomatic delegation—representing countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America—walked through the shattered remains of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Glass Building in Tehran’s District 3. The visit offered ambassadors a rare, firsthand glimpse of the destruction wrought when eleven missiles slammed into the fortified complex during a live news bulletin on June 16, part of what Iran has denounced as Tel Aviv’s “frenzied targeting of truth‑tellers.”
IRIB Chairman Peyman Jebelli, who guided the envoys through scorched studios and warped broadcasting desks, condemned the strike as an assault on free expression. “This savagery lays bare Israel’s frustration with truth,” he said, noting that three staff members—including news editor Nima Rajabpour and secretariat official Masoumeh Azimi—were killed instantly, while technician Reza Javadipour later succumbed to his injuries.
Anchor Sahar Emami, who famously resumed her broadcast amid successive explosions, led diplomats to her former desk, recalling that “only a divine miracle” allowed her to stay on air. Her defiant “Allahu Akbar” echo, she told the delegation, became a global symbol of resilience.
The tour underscored Iran’s broader claim that the strike was not an isolated incident but part of a 12‑day campaign against cultural and media institutions—an assertion bolstered by reports that over 50 media offices in Gaza have also been destroyed since October 2023. Jebelli vowed to pursue legal remedies in international forums, asserting that “media freedom is humanity’s shared cause.” As the envoys departed, the embers of the ruined studios stood as testament to a chilling reality: even in war, the silencing of journalists invites greater scrutiny and solidarity worldwide.
