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Old video of a different incident circulated claiming to be Iran’s attack on US base in Saudi Arabia

On February 28, the United States and Israel carried out attacks in various places in Iran, including the capital Tehran. In response to this incident, Iran launched retaliatory missile attacks on US bases in the Middle East. In this context, a video has spread on the internet claiming to be a scene of an attack by Iran on the US base located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

See some posts circulated on Facebook: here (Archive), here (Archive), here (Archive), here (Archive).

Expatriate journalist Zulkarnain Saer was also seen sharing the same video.

Fact Check

The Rumor Scanner team’s investigation reveals that the circulated video is not a scene of Iran’s attack on the US base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In reality, Israel attacked the port of Hodeidah in Yemen in July 2024. This is a video of that attack.

Investigating the matter, a video published on July 20, 2024, was found on the YouTube channel of the Middle Eastern media RassdNews. The discussed video matches the said video.

The caption of the said video states that this is a scene of a massive fire at the port of Hodeidah in Yemen as a result of shelling by the Israeli occupation forces.

Subsequently, searching with relevant keywords, it is known that Israel attacked the port of Hodeidah in Yemen on the evening of July 20, 2024.

It is worth noting that Iran attacked Saudi Arabia on February 28.

Therefore, a video of Israel’s attack on Yemen in July 2024 is recently being circulated with the claim of being a scene of Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia; which is false.

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