Israel-Iran War Escalates into Fourth Day, Iranian State TV Broadcaster Attacked

The war between Israel and Iran has entered its fourth day, with escalating airstrikes and rising casualties on both sides.

According to CNN, Iranian missiles struck an Israeli oil refinery and power infrastructure over the weekend, while Israel claims to have destroyed around one-third of Iran’s missile launchers.

Tehran has launched over 370 ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones, successfully hitting 30 sites in Israel, according to Israeli officials.

At least 24 people have been killed and 592 injured in Israel. Iran’s health ministry reports 224 fatalities since hostilities began on Friday.

Tensions intensified on Monday as the Iranian state television complex in Tehran’s District 3 claimed it was attacked by Israel. Images of the building housing the Iranian state television channel IRINN showed the glass-walled headquarters in flames, with parts of the building blown out.

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog accused Iran of using nuclear talks with US President Donald Trump as a smokescreen to secretly advance its nuclear weapons programme, CNN reported.

“The arrogant dictator of Tehran has become a cowardly murderer,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X. “The residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon.”

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for unity and defended his country’s nuclear program, stating, “The people of Iran must join hands and stand strong against the aggression that has been launched against us.” According to CNN, Pezeshkian further stated that the Iranians were “not the aggressors.”

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has declined to sign a G7 statement calling for de-escalation, which has worsened the divisions among world leaders over the crisis.

CNN reported that an official attending the G7 summit revealed it is “not a done deal yet; this is something that will be discussed at the leader level,” and that “It’s too early to speculate on what will or will not come out of that conversation” with President Trump.

The G7 summit is currently taking place in Canada and will last through Tuesday, June 15.