Claim
Video shows massive flames engulfing the office of the Home Ministry (Interior Ministry) of Israel following an attack by the Iranian forces.
Such posts can be seen here and here.
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Fact
A reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip led us to a Tiktok post by @_lonely_eagle_87, dated June 19, 2025. It featured the same video with a hashtag linked to “Tajikistan,” and “Khujand.” Another post by @kkhujandd carried the now viral clip, and mentioned about a fire at Temurmalik restaurant in Khujand.
Taking a clue, we looked up keywords “Khujand,” “restaurant” and “fire” in Tajik on Google, and found a report by Sputnik, dated June 20, 2025. “A fire has completely destroyed the symbolic ship – the Yakkasaroy (Temurmalik) restaurant in the city of Khujand. This incident occurred on June 19th, and black smoke and flames filled the sky over Khujand (translated from Tajik via Google),” it stated.
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Another Tajikistan-based outlet Asia-Plus corroborated the details in the report, saying, “The restaurant “Yakkasaroy” (“Temurmalik”) located on the bank of Syrdarya, is on fire in Khujanda. The fire almost completely engulfed the establishment.” It featured an image from the same location as seen in the viral clip in a Facebook post from June 19, 2025.
We were also able to locate the spot seen in the viral video in Tajikistan, and can be seen here.
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Hence, we find that a video showing a fire in Tajikistan has been falsely shared to show the aftermath of Iran’s attack on Israel.
Sources
Tiktok Post By @kkhujandd, Dated June 20, 2025
Report By Sputnik, Dated June 20, 2025
Facebook Post By Asia-Plus, Dated June 19, 2025
