Top 8 Misleading Iran–Israel Videos Debunked by Misbar in 2025

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a lightning attack on Iran's military and nuclear sites, kicking off a conflict defined as the "12-day war" by U.S. President Donald Trump. Early on June 13, Netanyahu declared the start of operation "Rising Lion" as explosions could be heard in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

According to U.S.-based monitor ACLED, during the 12-day conflict, Israel carried out 360 attacks in 27 Iranian provinces, with a third hitting Tehran. While Iran fired 550 missiles and 1,000 drones, Israel and its allies intercepted 90% of them, according to the Israeli army.

During this war, Misbar's team debunked many misleading videos circulated on social media, fueling misinformation regarding Iran-Israel tensions. 

Israeli Strike on Iran’s Bushehr Port and Natanz Nuclear Facility

A video was alleged to show scenes from an Israeli strike on Iran on June 13. Some users claimed the footage showed a fire at a port in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, while others claimed it showed Israeli strikes on the Natanz nuclear facility near Isfahan, possibly using bunker-buster bombs.

Misbar's team discovered that the video depicts a fire at one of Iran's largest methanol producers on June 11, 2025, two days before Israel's large-scale attack. According to IRNA, the fire broke out after a methanol reservoir ignited at a storage facility operated by Kaveh Petrochemical Company in Bandar Deyr, located in southern Bushehr province.

Massive Explosion at Haifa Port 

A video surfaced online claiming to show a massive explosion at Haifa port, describing it as one of Iran's most devastating strikes.

Misbar's team debunked the claim. An eyewitness captured two massive explosions in Tianjin, China, in August 2015. The video was taken from a longer clip. The blasts started at a chemical warehouse, ripped through the port, damaged nearby infrastructure, and killed 173 people, the majority of whom were firefighters and police officers. 

Outdated video of Iran Missile Attack on Israel 

During the war, social media users widely shared a video claiming to show a recent Iranian missile attack on Israel.

After conducting a comprehensive reverse keyframe search, Misbar's team discovered that the video was taken during Iran's massive missile attack on Israel in October 2024.

Protesters in Iran Burning Images of Supreme Leader Khamenei Amid the Israel War

During the Israel-Iran conflict, another widely circulated video depicted demonstrations and violent altercations between Iranian citizens and government officials. 

According to the video, protests that broke out following Israel's attacks on Iran resulted in the seizure of Revolutionary Guard locations and the burning of pictures of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini. 

Misbar's team found that the video was published on November 18, 2022. Iranian activists, journalists, and the PMOI (People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran), a major Iranian opposition group, also shared the footage on the same day, noting that it depicts protests in Mahabad, where young people burned images of Iranian leaders and chanted against the Islamic Republic.

Ben Gurion Airport on Alert After Iran Attack

Another widely circulated video that Misbar's team investigated purported to show Israeli settlers fleeing during a missile alert inside Ben Gurion Airport.

Misbar's team tracked the footage back to 2023, during the Gaza War. A thorough search revealed that the video was first posted online on October 10, 2023, shortly after the Palestinian resistance launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

Movie Scene Falsely Shared as Iran Executing Israeli Spies

Social media users widely shared footage purporting to show the Iranian regime hanging Israeli spies allegedly captured inside Iran after Iran stepped up its crackdown on suspected Mossad spies.

Misbar's team used reverse image search to match the image to a scene from the 1968 Western film "Hang 'Em High."

The photo's cinematic origin was confirmed when a YouTube channel posted the same scene, titled "a hanging and a shooting," which featured identical people wearing matching outfits and sets.

Falsely shared video from China in the aftermath of Iran's attack on Mossad 

A video was widely circulated claiming to show the aftermath of an Iranian strike on the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv. 

Misbar’s team conducted a reverse image search and found that the footage originated in China, not Israel.

The video was published on June 11, two days before Israel's attack on Iran. The video captured a massive fire in Chongqing, China, which was started by an exploding electric scooter battery and quickly spread to nearby motorcycles in a parking lot.

Old Video from Ukraine Shared As Iran Strike on Israel

Another video was widely spread, claiming to show the first Iranian drone striking its target inside Israeli territory.

Misbar's team identified the footage as being connected to the Ukrainian-Russian conflict after conducting a thorough reverse image search.

On October 17, 2022, the former Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs uploaded the video to X, claiming it showed "Iranian-made kamikaze drones" hitting multiple buildings in Kyiv. 

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