New York Times reporters face opposition to Israel's claims against Iran's strike

A New York Times reporter walked back to her X post in the face of strong opposition, suggesting that Israel's strike against Iran randomly attacked residential areas.

“A friend in Tehran sent me this video where the housing professor in the apartment building attacked directly across the street from her home,” New York Times Director Farnaz Fassihi said in the X-Post Friday.

“The randomness of strikes in residential areas scares Iranians,” she added.

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On Thursday, the IDF launched a widespread strike against Iran's military infrastructure and nuclear program, killing Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Hossein Salami and the commander-in-chief of the country's chief of staff, General Mohammad Bagheri.

Despite Fassihi's claim to the strikes randomly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strikes were targeted and wrote in a X article on Thursday: “Moments ago, Israel launched the operation 'Rising Lion', a targeted military operation, an Iranian threat that survives the threat that Iranians threaten Israel.

“About my tweet yesterday, I mean, the randomness created by the strike in the residential community scares Iranians. As we have reported, Israel has already stated the goal of the strike.”

Initially, Fascism faced a strong counterattack on X, as this suggests that the strike was random. She ended up blocking users from replying to the post, although people can still “cite” the post and comment on it.

Podcaster and author Stephen Miller posted on X, saying: “These strikes are absolutely nothing casual, but that doesn't stop New York Times reporters. Leave a comment.”

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People participated in an anti-Israel protest following Iran's Iran strike in Iran, June 13, 2025.

Guy Benson, townhouse political editor, also spoke on X, saying: “Using the word 'randomness' to describe the accuracy of what is happening is a big choice.”

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Radio host Tony Katz said her posts did not meet news standards.

“It's not journalism,” Kaz said. “It's publicity.”

In a statement Fox News NumbersThe New York Times said it was “actively reporting on Israel’s strike against Iran, one of the most oppressed countries for journalists to report and verify the facts of news moments.” The paper added: “One of our insights into what’s going on elsewhere in the world is sharing videos taken by locals, including their views.”

Smoke rose after the explosion in Tehran, Iran on Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital earlier on Friday, and the explosion broke out in Tehran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi).

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