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TEHRAN — Iran condemned Israel's attack on a state TV building in Tehran on Monday as a "war crime", and called on the UN Security Council to take action.
The strike on the offices of IRIB during a live broadcast was a "wicked act" and a "war crime", said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.
"The UNSC must act now to stop the genocidal aggressor from committing further atrocities against our people," he added.
An Israeli attack on Monday hit the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building, cutting off live coverage immediately.
The blast occurred as the presenter was live on TV lambasting Israel before she was seen leaving the live broadcast, Iranian media reported, sharing a video of the incident.
Live coverage resumed shortly after.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps also condemned the attack, calling it "inhuman, criminal and a terrorist act."
After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel on Friday launched a surprise attack, saying it was targeting Iran's nuclear and military facilities.
So far it has killed at least 224 people in the Islamic republic, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians.
The Israeli military on Monday said Iran fired a fresh salvo of missiles targeting the north of the country where residents have been advised to take cover.
"A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas in northern Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel," the army said in a statement.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Iranian forces will "pummel" Israel until the attacks against the Islamic republic stop.
"Our powerful Armed Forces are making clear to the world that the war criminals hiding in shelters in Tel Aviv will not go unpunished for their crimes," said Araghchi in a post on X. "We will continue to pummel the cowards for as long as needed to make sure that they are no longer firing at our people," he added.
Araghchi said Monday that the United States could stop Israel's attacks on the Islamic republic with "one phone call".
"If President [Donald] Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential. Israel must halt its aggression, and absent a total cessation of military aggression against us, our responses will continue," Araghchi said in a post on X.
"It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy," he added.
Donald Trump said Monday that Iran was not winning its conflict with Israel and should re-enter negotiations "before it's too late."
"They have to make a deal, and it's painful for both parties, but I'd say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately, before it's too late," Trump told reporters at a G7 summit in Canada.