A June 2025 online rumor claimed Iranian state TV announced a major surprise. The claim spread rapidly across various social media platforms and was reported by several news outlets. However, major news agencies found no such announcement. The rumor's origin appears to be an X post, and its spread coincided with escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, including an Israeli airstrike on Iranian state TV. Snopes is investigating but hasn't yet definitively confirmed or debunked the claim.

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