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TEHRAN SQUARE STRIKE
Footage from Tehran's Tajrish square captures the aftermath of an Israeli preemptive strike, surfacing after a censorship blackout and spreading beyond initial observers.
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A rush-hour street in Tehran was hit in Israel's "preemptive strike" against Iran, and the footage didn't stay hidden for long.
The scene was identified as Tajrish square in Tehran, a busy part of the city where traffic and foot traffic usually churn together. Then came the videos.
"This is Tajrish square in Tehran," one post said, pointing straight at the location as clips of the strike began circulating. The videos, according to the post, "started coming out two days ago, after internet shutdown and intensified censorship."
That detail matters because the footage surfaced in a city where access was being tightened. Even so, the clips made their way out, showing the aftermath of the attack during a moment when the streets should have been packed with the ordinary crush of rush hour.
The post says some news outlets later picked up the videos, widening their reach beyond the first wave of uploads. It also points to an Al Jazeera video page titled "Iran releases video of Israeli strike on Tehran in June," which collected coverage tied to the strike.
By then, the core of the story was already clear: Israel had struck a street in Tehran as part of its "preemptive strike" against Iran, and the first raw images from the scene emerged only after a blackout-like environment of shutdowns and censorship. The location was Tajrish square. The videos came out two days later. And once they did, they were impossible to keep contained.