Fact Check: Is video showing US jets bombing Iran true?

WASHINGTON, DC: Following the talks between the US and Iran, leading to significant progress after President Donald Trump’s threat to use military action against the Islamic Republic, a video has been circulating on social media platforms claiming to show the US launching an attack on Iran. Let us analyze and fact-check the viral claim.

Claim: US launched an attack against Iran

The viral video has been spread with the claim that the United States has launched the largest attack in modern history against Iran. The video allegedly shows an American fighter jet dropping bombs from the sky.

The video that has garnered more than a million views came with a caption stating, “Breaking. A few minutes ago...The war has begun…The US launched the largest attack in modern history with its powerful F-15 jet, leaving all nations stunned."

"Fighter jets flying at approximately 1500 km/h attacked forward positions in a swift, high-intensity campaign. With one of the most dangerous missiles in modern warfare, Iran has been bombed.”

Fact Check: Fake, the viral video is not from Iran

However, there is no official confirmation that the United States has launched an attack against Iran despite the military buildup in the Middle East.

Moreover, there is no reason for the US to launch an attack, especially since its talks with the Islamic Republic at Geneva recently eased the tensions and proved to have brought progress in their relationship.

A reverse image search shows that the video is from October 2023 and is from the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

A search on Google shows no prominent news media outlets reporting on the attack, which, if true, would have been widely covered.

A fact check by Grok stated, “No, this is not true. The video appears to be repurposed old footage (likely from prior conflicts or unrelated night launches). No US strikes on Iran have happened today or recently."

"Tensions are high—Trump has threatened action over Iran's nuclear program, with US carriers deployed and embassy staff urged to leave Israel—but talks are ongoing and no attack launched.”

US-Iran talks in Geneva show significant progress

The US and Iran held high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, February 26, marking a third round of indirect negotiations as Trump intensified pressure on Tehran with the threat of possible military action.

The talks were mediated by Oman, a key regional intermediary in the US-Iran diplomacy.

Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said in a post on X that the talks had ended with 'significant progress in the negotiation.'