Videos of Iranian armed forces thanking Pakistan for support against Israel

Rating Justification

The iVerify Pakistan team investigated this content and determined that it is false.

To reach this conclusion, iVerify Pakistan analysed the viral clips via AI-detection tools.

Posts from multiple users on social media platforms X and Facebook since Monday shared videos allegedly showing Iranian armed forces thanking Pakistan for intelligence support against Israel. However, the viral clips are AI-generated.

Israel launched wide-scale air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, killing top commanders, scientists and hundreds others on June 13. Both countries traded wave after wave of devastating strikes and missile volleys since then. A ceasefire was achieved on June 24 after 12 days of fighting.

HOW IT STARTED

On June 23, a pro-military account on Facebook shared a video of two soldiers allegedly recording a video in gratitude of Pakistan.

“Our nuclear programme is safe. Thank you Pakistan for protecting it with your intelligence support,” they said.

The post was captioned: “An Iranian soldier thanking Pakistan saying: Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

The post gained 1.4 million views and 12,000 reactions.

The viral clip was also shared here, here, here, here and here, and on X here, here, here and here.

Another similar video went viral with among social media users on June 25, showing Iranian soldiers expressing gratitude to Pakistan, as can be seen here, here, here, here and here.

METHODOLOGY

A fact-check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to its high virality and keen public interest in diplomatic relations between Iran and Pakistan amid the conflict with Israel.

An observation of the video showed signs of AI-generated content, such as plastic-like skin texture, unnatural lip movements and fixed eyes with no blinking throughout the viral clip.

Analysing the video using tools to detect manipulation revealed that Hive Moderation assigned it a 57 per cent suspicion rating, Attestiv.ai gave it a 30pc rating while Deepware did not flag the content as a deepfake.

The viral clip also featured a Veo logo on the bottom-right corner, a text-to-video model developed by Google DeepMind.

Looking up the username @isipakistan440 as visible in the clip yielded a TikTok account, featuring similar AI-generated videos with nationalistic content.

As for the second video, an observation showed the same signs of AI-generated content.

Analysing the video using tool revealed that Hive Moderation assigned it a 31pc suspicion rating, while Deepware did not flag the content as a deepfake.

It also featured a Veo logo on the bottom-right corner.

A reverse image search yielded a TikTok post from account @waggyai, featuring the same video posted on June 23, 2025.

As evident from the account name, the user routinely posts AI-generated media exploring geopolitical themes.

FACT-CHECK STATUS: FALSE

The claim that viral videos show Iranian armed forces thanking Pakistan for intelligence support against Israel is false.

The videos are AI-generated.

MULTIPLE CLAIMS

At the same time, iVerify Pakistan observed multiple other claims regarding celebrations in Iran after the ceasefire. Here are more claims that were debunked by the platform.

– Image of Tehran celebrations — FALSE

On June 24, a pro-Iranian user shared an image of Tehran’s Milad Tower on X, captioned: “Tehran now … The Iranian capital is celebrating the great victory. Tap like and share the photo.”

The post was seen by more than 2.5m people.

The same image was also shared on X by an Indian actor and film critic, where it garnered over 88,000 views.

Several other X users also shared the same claim as can be seen here, here, here, here, here and here, collectively gaining more than 30,000 views.

It also appeared on Facebook, receiving over 1,000 reactions.

A reverse image search led to an Instagram post by the account lorestan_travel_guide, a self-described tour guide, dated October 27, 2020. The post featured the same image with the caption: “Milad Tower, also known as Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world.”

Additionally, the same image had been shared previously in September and November 2024.

Therefore, the claim that an image shows celebrations in Tehran after the ceasefire is false. The image is not from recent celebrations and has been online since at least 2020.

– Tehran rally thanking Pakistan — FALSE

On June 25, an X user shared an eight-second clip showing a large crowd of people gathered on a city street, appearing to be in a celebratory or protest mood.

The caption on the post read, “In today’s rally held in Tehran, young people are holding the Pakistani flag and expressing their gratitude to Pakistan.”

The post received 43,600 views.

“The same clip was shared by several other X users as seen here, here, and here, collectively accumulating 6,000 views.

The clip was also found on TikTok.

Examining the viral clip reveals several inconsistencies. The walking style of the crowd appears unnaturally fast and gliding, giving the impression that individuals are being slid rather than walking naturally.

At the five-second mark, people can be seen moving in different directions and oddly passing through one another. Additionally, those raising their hands while chanting slogans display unusual hand movements — some hands visibly pass through others’ heads.

The presence of the “Veo” watermark at the bottom-right corner indicates that the video was created using AI-generated inputs.

Examining the video using AI detection tools revealed that Hive Moderation flagged it with a 99.9pc likelihood of being AI-generated.

Therefore, the claim that a video shows Iranians thanking Pakistan in a Tehran rally while carrying the flag is false. The video is AI-generated.

Evidence and References

TikTok account:
https://www.tiktok.com/@isipakistan440

June 23, 2025, TikTok video:
https://www.tiktok.com/@waggyai/video/7519052344215014686