There were no immediate reports of casualties among the network’s staff
RT Arabic is evacuating its office in Tehran, the Iranian capital, after a nearby airstrike, the channel reported on Monday. There were no immediate reports of casualties among its staff.
On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a joint military attack on Iran, aimed at killing the country’s leaders and replacing its government. Russia has condemned the use of military force as an act of unprovoked aggression and described the targeted killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, as a political assassination that undermines basic principles of international relations.
RT launched its Arabic-language broadcast division in 2007. The channel, also known as Rusiya Al-Yaum, is headquartered in Moscow and operates regional offices in several Arab-speaking countries.
In 2023, RT Arabic’s Gaza branch was destroyed amid Israel’s campaign targeting the militant group Hamas, which caused widespread devastation in large parts of the Palestinian enclave.
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