As tensions between Iran and Israel continue to mount, a 46-second video compilation showing missiles hitting urban areas in the night is being widely circulated with claims that it shows Iran's retaliatory attacks on Tel Aviv on June 14, a day after Israel launched one of its biggest aerial assaults in an alleged bid to stop Tehran's nuclear pursuits.
The compilation comprises three separate videos. The first one shows a series of distant explosions, from incoming missiles, lighting up the night sky near a highway. A few vehicles are seen plying on the road while others are parked by the roadside. The second clip shows a cascade of missiles raining down in the distance, filmed from what appears to be a residential balcony. The final clip is recorded from inside a moving vehicle and shows a missile hitting the ground just a few metres away from the car.
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X user @WLbir shared this compilation on June 14, 2025, claiming it showed the live situation in Tel Aviv. (Archive)
At the time of writing this, the post had over 350,000 views.
Another X user, @Yemenimilitary, also shared the video with the caption, "Tel Aviv is being taught a lesson." (Archive)
At the time this article was written, the post had over 708,000 views.
Similarly, another X user, @F5xLyB7vFWa4ies shared the video and alleged that the video captures military actions in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Archive)
Several other social media users also shared the video with similar claims.
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Fact Check
We fact checked each of the clips in the compilation separately.
Clip 1: A reverse image search on a few key frames from the video led us to an Instagram post by Creative Community for Peace (@ccfpeace) from October 1, 2024. According to the caption, the footage depicts a missile attack launched by Iran and Hezbollah on Israel during that time.
Clip 2: A similar reverse image search led us to a Reddit post from October 1, 2024. The caption accompanying the video clearly states that it shows an Iranian ballistic missile strike targeting the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).
Clip 3: We repeated the process and found the same clip on YouTube uploaded on October 2, 2024, by TRT world, a Turkish public broadcast service. The video description reads, "A passenger in a car captured the moment an Iranian missile struck, after Tehran launched nearly 200 missiles at Israel."
Based on these findings, we were sure that none of the clips used in the compilation were from the recent conflict. They have been available online since at least October 1, 2024, when Iran launched a large-scale missile attack against Israel to retaliate against the strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, as well as to avenge the assassinations of senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas and Hezbollah.
To sum up, all three clips included in the widely circulated video compilation are not of the escalation between Iran and Israel in June. These visuals are at least eight months old.
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