Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes
A local in Tehran tell BBC Verify that the city has been turned into a
BBC Verify has analysed verified videos and satellite imagery that show severe damage to a hospital, sporting centres, a UNESCO world heritage site and two schools since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday, as the number of civilian casualties grows.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
06.03.2026 18:37
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Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes
A local in Tehran tell BBC Verify that the city has been turned into a
BBC Verify has analysed verified videos and satellite imagery that show severe damage to a hospital, sporting centres, a UNESCO world heritage site and two schools since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday, as the number of civilian casualties grows.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
06.03.2026 18:37
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The school building is located located immediately to the north-east of the IRGC base.
Satellite imagery from 2013 appears to show the school building was part of the same compound, before a wall is seen in 2016 separating it from the base.
05.03.2026 19:43
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Two videos filmed in the immediate aftermath of the attack show multiple plumes of smoke within an IRGC base and medical clinic near the school, as well as the school's top floor.
The location of smoke plumes in videos correspond to visible damage in satellite imagery.
05.03.2026 19:43
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Satellite imagery by Planet Labs shows at least five buildings with visible craters and black scorch marks in the area.
"[It] seems it was intentional to hit the area," a satellite analyst said.
05.03.2026 19:42
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Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals
Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.
BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
05.03.2026 19:14
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The Iran/US/Israel war might have already broken the record for the highest number of AI-generated videos and images that have gone viral during a conflict.
Interestingly, I said the exact same thing right after the 12-day war in June.
Welcome to our brave new world of AI misinformation.
05.03.2026 03:59
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This image, viewed millions of times on Instagram, X and Telegram, purports to show an attack on a US base near Erbil International Airport.
The image is AI-generated. Google's SynthID finds watermarks in the image indicating it was made with Google AI.
03.03.2026 06:19
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This video, viewed 4 million times, claims to show multiple fires in the centre of Tel Aviv tonight caused by Iranian missiles.
This video is old and unrelated to the war. It shows celebrations by Algerian footbal fans in 2020.
03.03.2026 06:18
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This video, viewed half a million times, claims to show Iranian drone strikes on tower blocks in Bahrain.
But it's AI-generated and fake. Apart form figures magically disappearing in the clip, the fire in the tower on the left somehow stops on its own.
03.03.2026 06:18
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This video, viewed 9.5 million times, claims to show a US F15 fighter jet being shot down by an Iranian missile in Kuwait.
The video is not real. It's from a military video game.
03.03.2026 06:17
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This image, which purports to show the US embassy in Riyadh on fire after widely reported drone strikes, is AI-generated and fake.
Google's SynthID tool detects watermarks in the image that indicate it was made with Google AI.
03.03.2026 06:16
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https://www.tiktok.com/@ah_y2213/video/7610066316413734151
THREAD: Misinformation in the Iran/US/Israel war - 3 March
This viral video claims to show the aftermath of a reported drone attack on the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tonight.
But the video was posted last week to TikTok, and shows an unrelated car accident in Riyadh.
03.03.2026 06:14
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Here's the moment a tearful host on Iranian state TV confirms that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes.
The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning and a week-long holiday to mark Khamenei's death.
01.03.2026 02:48
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BREAKING: Iranian state TV has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US air strikes today.
A tearful host on state TV's channel one announced the news live on air.
01.03.2026 01:42
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A plume of smoke can be seen on Shriati Street in Tehran, a close distance from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence. The building in the background is Saman Tower.
Location: 35.749338, 51.448950
01.03.2026 01:36
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Smoke rises near Jomhouri Avenue in central Tehran following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. People can be heard asking each other if the Supreme Leader's office was targeted.
Location: 35.696078, 51.391826
01.03.2026 01:25
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THREAD: Verified videos of the Iran/US/Israel war - 28 February
Smoke rises in the air near Tehran's City Theatre metro station following air strikes by the US and Israel.
Location: 35.7011766,51.4054869
01.03.2026 01:24
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Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
See the thread quoted below for some how-we-know and how-you-can-too examples.
23.02.2026 19:19
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Iran anti-government student protests spread to more universities
A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses.
A fresh wave of anti-government protests by students at several Iranian universities has spread to more campuses on Monday.
The BBC has verified footage of protests at eight universities in Tehran, as well as universities in Mashhad and Isfahan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
23.02.2026 18:45
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Iran students resume anti-government protests
Student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down by Iranian authorities last month.
A large part of what BBC Verify and Persian do is support other News output.
This weekend has seen a fresh wave of protest in Iran, centred on the universities of Tehran.
Working with @paulybrown.bsky.social, @emmapengelly.bsky.social and @shayan86.bsky.social.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
23.02.2026 11:00
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If you want to get rid of some incriminating documents you don't want anyone to see, the best course of action is to hide them on the top floors of the most famous twin towers in the world and hit them with two hijacked passenger planes.
18.02.2026 20:42
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This video of JD Vance is AI-generated. It's not real.
16.02.2026 15:21
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North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected
A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
At least 34 children have been infected by a "fast-spreading" measles outbreak in several north London schools in the UK.
One in five children who contracted the illness had been admitted to hospital, all of whom "had not been fully immunised".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
16.02.2026 15:17
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Previously unseen photos showing Jeffrey Epsteinβs body lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics and a close-up of his neck showing visible signs of injuriy in the immediate aftermath of his death have appeared in the newly released Epstein files.
05.02.2026 00:07
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Details of Jeffrey Epstein post-mortem released in latest files
Twenty new photos released on Friday show Epstein in the immediate aftermath of his death.
Previously unseen photos showing Jeffrey Epstein's body lying on a stretcher and being attended to by medics in the immediate aftermath of his death have been released as part of a declassified FBI report in the latest batch of the Epstein files.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
04.02.2026 13:10
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
03.02.2026 15:59
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A number of AI-generated images have been circulating on social media falsely claiming to show a young Zohran Mamdani and his mother posing alongside Jeffrey Epstein.
This has led to Alex Jones and others baselessly claiming that the fake images indicate Mamdani might be related to Epstein.
03.02.2026 00:20
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