Israel Strikes IRIB Live News Studio, Escalating Tensions with Iran

International reactions have been swift and largely critical. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed its dismay, drawing parallels to previous Israeli actions against media targets in Gaza and stating that the impunity for journalist killings has "emboldened" Israel to target media elsewhere. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) also strongly condemned the attack, mourning the loss of at least two Iranian journalists, Nima Rajabpour and Masoumeh Azimi, who were reportedly killed in the strike. These organizations emphasize that under international law, journalists are civilians, and deliberate attacks against them constitute war crimes, calling for accountability for those responsible.