IRIB
Iran's state-owned public broadcasting corporation, responsible for all domestic television and radio in the country.
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Why is Israel targeting Iran's state broadcaster alongside military sites?
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- What is IRIB?
- IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) is Iran's state-owned broadcaster controlling all domestic television and radio. Its director is appointed by the Supreme Leader, making it a constitutional instrument of state ideology rather than an independent media body.Source: entity background
- Was Iran's state TV bombed?
- Yes. IRIB's Tehran headquarters was directly struck on 2 March 2026 during the Israeli-US military campaign against Iran. Director Peyman Jebelli confirmed the hit; broadcasting continued via contingency systems.Source: event
- Who controls IRIB?
- IRIB is controlled by Iran's Supreme Leader, who appoints its director. It sits outside the elected government's authority and is answerable only to the supreme leadership.Source: entity background
- What does IRIB broadcast internationally?
- IRIB operates Press TV, an international news channel broadcasting in English, Arabic, and Spanish. It presents Iran's official position on Foreign Policy and has been banned by several Western regulators for spreading disinformation.Source: entity background
- Why is Iran's broadcaster a military target?
- Israel targeted IRIB as part of a campaign to dismantle Iran's institutional infrastructure during a succession crisis. Controlling broadcast media is considered essential to legitimising any post-conflict political order inside Iran.Source: event
Background
Founded in 1971, IRIB is a constitutional monopoly: its director is appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, placing it outside elected government authority. It operates over thirty television channels and thirty radio networks across Iran, alongside Press TV, an international service broadcasting in English, Arabic, and Spanish.
Iran's state broadcaster IRIB has become a direct military target in the Iran-Israel-US Conflict 2026. Its Tehran headquarters was struck on 2 March 2026, with director Peyman Jebelli confirming the hit . Broadcasting continued via contingency systems installed after an earlier strike in June, and IRIB subsequently aired the mass funeral of 165 schoolgirls killed in the Minab school strike , cementing its role as the regime's primary instrument for shaping domestic perception of the war.
Targeting IRIB alongside the IRGC headquarters signals a campaign to dismantle Iran's institutional infrastructure during a succession crisis. The broadcaster is the mechanism through which any new government legitimises itself to the population; its survival under fire determines what political order Iranians are told to accept.
