Does a video featuring a burning fuel tank rolling away after an explosion show an event in Iran in June 2026? No, that's not true: The footage shows an explosion at a gas station in Chechnya, a republic within the Russian Federation, in October 2024, not Iran. The clip also appeared on a social media account labeled as a parody.
The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here) by the @IsraelArmyX account on X on June 11, 2026. It read:
🚨 Breaking News :
US ATTACKS IRAN
According to sources, massive explosions have rocked Iranian military bases following US airstrikes. Reports indicate that IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] facilities have sustained heavy damage, and over 100 soldiers have been injured. Iran's security infrastructure is crumbling.
This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @IsraelArmyX on X.)
The video is embedded below:
🚨 Breaking News :
-- Israel Army (@IsraelArmyX) June 11, 2026
US ATTACKS IRAN
According to sources, massive explosions have rocked Iranian military bases following US airstrikes. Reports indicate that IRGC facilities have sustained heavy damage, and over 100 soldiers have been injured. Iran's security infrastructure is... pic.twitter.com/D0wQBHv9Sl
The @IsraelArmyX account (archived here) is not affiliated with the Israeli army or the Israel Defense Forces. It is labeled as a "Parody account." This is what a screenshot of the account's profile page looked like on X at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @IsraelArmyX on X.)
The clip first appeared in news reports (archived here) from October 2024. The scene from Grozny shown in the post on X appears about 11 seconds into this AlJazeera English YouTube video (archived here) from Oct. 12, 2024, which is embedded below:
(Image source: YouTube account of @aljazeeraenglish.)
