Multiple users, including seemingly pro-Iranian accounts, were sharing a video on X since May 7, 2026, with conflicting claims that it shows US attacks on Iran and Tehran’s strikes in Dubai. However, the clip is from March 23, 2024, and shows the Ukrainian attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet.
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