Old Video of Blast in Pakistan Falsely Shared as US Bombing Iran's Nuclear Sites

This video dates back to 2024 and shows Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan.

A video showing a blast is going viral on social media to claim that it shows the US attacking Iran's nuclear sites.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video dates back to December 2024 and shows Pakistan’s air strikes in Afghanistan.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search of Google lens using some of the keyframes of the viral video which led us to several old reports.

• Reports shared by Hindustan Times, DNA and News18 published on 25 December 2024 carried screenshots from this viral video.

• It also stated that Pakistan launched airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s Paktika province while targeting suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban, also known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Russian media outlet RT shared this video on 25 December 2025 and mentioned that it shows Pakistani airstrike at the Afghanistan border.

Rare Pakistani airstrikes rock Afghan border

Pakistan launched rare airstrikes Tuesday, targeting suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's Paktika province, dismantling a training camp and killing insurgents, according to security officials.#Taliban pic.twitter.com/bP4K7WaI2f

— RT (@RT_com) December 25, 2024

Conclusion: An old and unrelated video of a blast is going viral to claim that it shows the US attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.

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