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Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told three European counterparts that Tehran is serious about diplomacy and never left negotiating table but that its focus now was to confront Israel's "aggression", state media reported on Monday.
"As I've been saying, I think a deal will be signed, or something will happen, but a deal will be signed, and I think Iran is foolish not to sign," Trump told reporters on Monday while attending the G7 summit in Canada.
Israel’s military confirmed it bombed the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters in Tehran on Monday, knocking its main news channels off the air and igniting a fire that continued burning late into the night.
Israel’s military said the strike targeted a facility used by Iran’s armed forces “to advance military operations under civilian activity.”
A video sent to Iran International showed smoke still pouring from the building after nightfall.
A sprawling and modern office complex, the state media headquarters oversees several channels and is viewed by Tehran’s detractors as a key pillar of the Islamic Republic’s control over society.
The building most affected was the Glass Building, the network’s central studio complex, named for its transparent walls.
The strike followed a public warning by the Israeli military’s Persian-language spokesperson, who called on residents of Tehran’s District 3 to evacuate hours before the attack.
An IRIB presenter confirmed that at least four bombs hit the broadcaster's compound. “The missile hit the office of [IRIB chief] Peyman Jebelli,” he said. “Jebelli was in the newsroom at the time and survived.”
The 21:00 nightly news—the Islamic Republic’s most prominent broadcast—was canceled for the first time in 43 years Monday night.
Earlier, IRIB announced its 20:30 bulletin could not air due to the damage. Multiple interruptions hit the News Channel’s live coverage, and the broadcasts were moved to alternative studios, but the extent of the casualties remains unclear.
An IRIB reporter said only several colleagues were injured. However, Hamshahri, a Tehran-based daily affiliated with the municipality, reported that several employees were killed in the attack.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted on X: “The Iranian regime's propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority was attacked by the IDF after a widespread evacuation of residents in the area. We will defeat the Iranian dictator everywhere.”
IRIB’s symbolic and operational role in the Islamic Republic made the strike particularly significant.
Following the on the IRIB headquarters, a surge of celebratory reactions flooded social media and Iran International.
Videos neighborhood captured chants of “death to the dictator” and “death to Khamenei” ringing out from windows around the IRIB complex.
The attack on the state broadcaster underscores a major shift in Israel’s strategy: targeting not just military infrastructure, but the ruling system’s institutions.
US President Donald Trump said Iran was on the backfoot in its four-day-old war with Israel and that Tehran needed to quickly resort to diplomacy.
“Iran is not winning this war," Trump said at the G7 summit in Alberta on Monday. “They should talk — and they should do it immediately,” he warned.
Tehran had fallen afoul of a two-month deadline he had set for them making concessions on their nuclear program in talks, he added. “They had 60 days and on the 61st day we didn’t have a deal.”
Iran is now pushing for renewed negotiations, Trump said.
Asked what would prompt direct US military involvement, Trump refused to elaborate: “I don’t want to talk about that.”
But his support for Israel was unequivocal. “We’ve always supported Israel,” he said. “Israel is doing very well right now.”
The comments came as the war entered a dangerous new phase, with both sides stepping up deadly attacks and Israel targeting Iran's state broadcasting headquarters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News that assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is not going to escalate the conflict, it’s going to end the conflict.”
Despite the rhetoric, there are signs of diplomatic maneuvering. According to the Wall Street Journal, Iran has conveyed to Arab intermediaries that it is willing to resume nuclear negotiations—on condition that the US does not join Israel in further strikes.
“Iran has told Arab officials they would be open to returning to the negotiating table as long as the US doesn’t join the attack,” the officials said, according to the newspaper.
Messages relayed to Israel warned “it is in the interest of both sides to keep the violence contained.”
Iran, according to a Reuters report, has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to urge Trump to pressure Israel into a ceasefire, offering concessions on the nuclear file in return.
