Protest 0:16 Tehran: crowds with flags and banners mark the 1979 US Embassy seizure anniversary, Iranian state TV footage Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 5
Dense crowd with Iranian flags, red banners and portraits under a Persian-language SNN lower-third marking 13 Aban, the national day of struggle against global arrogance, posted by Iran Observer as people pouring into the streets to celebrate the 1979 seizure of the US Embassy and Trump losing the midterms.
Combat footage 0:33 IRGC targeting-pod footage of a drone being tracked and hit over the Strait of Hormuz, claimed as another MQ-9 Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 5
Grey infrared targeting-pod views with green crosshairs track a small dark object that ends in a flash, then the IRGC logo card, posted by Iran Observer as Iran shooting down another American MQ-9 over the Strait of Hormuz, the 56th claimed.
Statement 0:39 Jeffries on MS NOW: the Iran war, gas prices and affordability drove the Democratic win Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 5
Hakeem Jeffries speaking to MS NOW in front of the Capitol dome under a "Democrats flip House & Senate in stunning rebuke of Trump" banner, saying affordability, health care and the costly war of choice in Iran, tied to gas, fertilizer and diesel prices, drove the result, posted by Iran Observer as Jeffries calling on Trump to end the Iran war before the Democrats take power in January.
Statement 0:15 Trump at a construction site: "I said their nuclear weapons will be destroyed. That happened. Good night." Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 5
Trump in a USA cap in front of hard-hatted workers answering a question on the Iran war with "Well, what did end? No, I didn't say that. I said their nuclear weapons will be destroyed. That happened. Good night.", posted by Iran Observer as Trump saying the Iran war will not end after previously announcing it would end immediately.
Statement 0:19 Iowa Senator-elect Josh Turek: "I will fight to end this war in Iran" and the tariffs Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 5
Josh Turek's victory remarks as Iowa's Senator-elect promising to fight to end the war in Iran and the "chaotic tariffs" that he says are decimating markets, killing farmers and hurting rural communities, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed.
Statement 1:15 Tucker Carlson to NPR: the Iran war is pushed by Israel, with three aims Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 5
Tucker Carlson in an NPR Newsmakers interview with word-by-word captions, recounting telling Trump the war is not about Iran's nuclear program, which Trump said was eliminated last June, but is pushed by Israel with three aims, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as what Trump said to Tucker days before the Iran war.
Statement 0:19 Trump asked if the war cost the election: "if I had to do it again, I'd do it again" Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 5
Trump conceding the war "drove the gasoline up a little bit, short-term", and saying that if he had to do it again he would, because "long-term it's the only answer", posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Trump admitting they lost the election due to the Iran war.
Protest 0:27 Tehran: a giant banner of Trump, Netanyahu, Vance and Witkoff burns in Revolution Square Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 5
A huge red-lit banner of four men in front of US and Israeli flags burns at the base while a crowd with Iranian and Hezbollah flags cheers, in footage with an Iran-news watermark, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Iranians burning pictures of Trump, Netanyahu, Vance and Witkoff in Revolution Square tonight.
News 1:38 Fox panel: without the Iran war, "100%" a much different race Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 5
A Fox News election-night panel under a "War in Iran adds to midterm stakes" banner, with one guest agreeing the race would be much different if the country had not gone to war in Iran, posted by The Gulag as Fox concluding Republicans lost everything because of the Iran war.
Statement 0:17 Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin on Fox: Iran is a 4 percent issue and won't decide the midterms Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 5
Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro on split screen on Fox News with a poll figure that puts Iran at 4 percent of voters' concerns, posted by The Gulag as Shapiro and Levin saying the Iran war won't hurt the GOP in the midterms.
Statement 0:11 Trump asked when the Iran war will end: "Whenever I want it to" Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 5
Trump answering a reporter that the war will end whenever he wants it to, but "it's gotta be done right" and Iran will never get a nuclear weapon, posted by The Gulag.
Statement 0:12 Trump to Fox News on Iran: "I'm not looking to kill lots of people, but if we have to, we'll have to" Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 3
Trump, asked on Fox News what happens after Election Day, says he is not looking to kill lots of people but if they have to, they will, in a clip posted by Iran Observer.
On the ground 0:06 Iran: night footage of military vehicles carrying equipment through city streets Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 3
Handheld footage from inside a car at night of large trucks and flatbeds carrying covered equipment past lit buildings, posted by Iran Observer as movements of artillery units observed in Iran as it rejects the US proposal.
News 0:54 Iran: Supreme Leader's representative tours an underground missile city near the Strait of Hormuz Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 3
Footage inside a long tunnel lined with missile-carrying trucks, then a cleric and officers walking past launchers and missiles, posted by Iran Observer as the Supreme Leader's representative visiting a missile city filled with anti-ship missiles near the Strait of Hormuz.
News 2:04 Iran shows tunnels that store anti-ship missiles and fast attack boats on Hormuz Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 3
Iranian footage of vehicles in a long underground tunnel, a missile launch from open ground, and a uniformed presenter in front of a Strait of Hormuz map with shipping lanes, posted by WelcomeTheGulag as Iran showing its tunnels for anti-ship missiles and fast attack boats.
News 0:08 Iran: captured drone shown on a rug, posted as a US Lucas drone Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 3
A pale gray drone with orange marks and a ribbed nose laid on a rug among onlookers, with a Fars Hormozgan watermark, posted by WelcomeTheGulag as an American Lucas drone captured by Iran, a copy of the Iranian Shahed.
Strike 0:11 Drone wreck on the ground at night, reported as a US drone shot down over Minab Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 3
Night footage with a Naya watermark of the white wings and tail of a crashed drone on bare ground, a green battery pack beside the fuselage, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as initial reports that Iran shot down a US drone over Minab.
Statement 2:40 Iranian media video advises civilians what to do after a nuclear attack Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 3
An animated public-information video with English captions showing a mushroom cloud over a mountain, a man wiping his skin, sealing a bag and a family sheltering with a radio and flashlight, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Iranian media advising civilians on what to do if Trump and the US drop a nuclear weapon.
Statement 0:16 Trump: Iran "will either make a deal, or we will end it" Via The Gulag (WelcomeTheGulag) on X · Nov 2
Trump says that on Iran the US has had a victory and will put it away very soon, one way or the other: either they make a deal or we just end it.
Strike 0:13 Qeshm Island: night footage of glow and reported explosion Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 2
Dark rooftop footage under a "Qeshm Island, Iran" caption with an Iran Didehban watermark, an orange glow rising behind the buildings, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as reported footage of an explosion on Qeshm Island.
Combat footage 0:16 Yemen: Houthi fighters gather in a village after reaching central Al-Maqatirah Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 2
A large group of men in tribal dress and military gear stand in a line before stone houses on a mountainside while others film, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Ansar Allah troops posing after reaching the center of Al-Maqatirah district.
Combat footage 0:27 Yemen: Houthi fighters celebrate on captured US-made armored vehicles Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X (RT footage) · Nov 2
RT footage of tan up-armored vehicles in mist on a mountain track, a fighter raising a rifle on top of one and another waving from the hood, with a pink-lined interior shown, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Ansarallah in control of US military assets.
Statement 0:22 Iranian official at a Tehran press event: no to sending 60 percent uranium to a third country Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 2
A reporter's question on whether Iran has agreed to remove its 60 percent enriched uranium to a third country, and whether it was raised in the Doha talks, then an official at the table answering "No", in subtitled footage posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as confirmation Iran will not let enriched uranium leave the country.
Strike 0:21 Strait of Hormuz: supertanker burning with its bridge deck on fire Via Iran Observer on X · Nov 1
Black smoke pours from the superstructure of a large tanker, filmed from the neighboring bridge wing with a crew member watching, posted by Iran Observer as another supertanker burning and completely disabled in the Strait of Hormuz.
Strike 0:13 Strait of Hormuz: oil tanker listing and sinking after Iran strikes Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 1
A tanker sits low in calm water with its bow deck awash and its bridge tilted, filmed from a nearby boat, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as an oil tanker sinking in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian strikes.
Strike 0:04 Dammam, Saudi Arabia: huge columns of black smoke over the rooftops Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 1
Dense black smoke rises behind low buildings under a clear sky, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as huge columns of smoke rising from Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
Strike 0:28 Riyadh: thick black smoke behind a highway overpass, onlookers filming Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Nov 1
Onlookers on a rooftop film dark smoke billowing beyond an overpass, a KFC and a metro line, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as Riyadh on fire.
Statement 0:27 Rubio: Iran says that unless it gets what it wants it will destroy the region's energy infrastructure Via Clash Report on X · Oct 31
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking at the G20 foreign ministers' summit in Atlanta, says the Iranian regime is arguing that unless it gets what it wants it will blow up ships and destroy the energy infrastructure of its neighbors across the region.
Statement 0:48 Merz: the Iran war has cost Europe over 100 billion euros Via Glenn Diesen on X · Oct 31
Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in a Phoenix broadcast with English subtitles, says energy costs from the conflict have exceeded 100 billion euros for Europe in eight months and that he wants it ended as soon as possible.
News 1:43 Iran releases footage of its underground missile cities Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 31
Dim tunnel footage of long concrete corridors with missile transporters and warheads, posted by Iran Observer as newly released Iranian footage of underground missile bases.
Statement 0:35 Iran's Supreme Leader orders commanders to respond if attacks resume Via RT on X · Oct 31
RT video pairing a portrait of Mojtaba Khamenei with archive footage of Iranian missile launches from September 8, reporting his directive to army commanders to respond immediately if enemies resume attacks.
Strike 0:14 Strait of Hormuz: a vessel up in flames Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 31
Phone footage from a boat of a ship burning on open water with a column of black smoke, with an Iranian news watermark, posted by Sulaiman Ahmed as a new vessel on fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
News 0:15 Satellite imagery of damage at US sites in the Middle East, per AP Via RT on X · Oct 31
Satellite views labelled Kuwait and Bahrain showing damaged structures at bases, in an RT video citing an AP analysis that 26 US bases and sites were damaged or destroyed by Iranian strikes.
Combat footage 1:40 Houthi snipers target Saudi-backed fighters in new footage Via RT on X · Oct 31
Long-range footage of desert and hillside positions with a Houthi-style watermark, posted by RT as Houthi snipers picking off Saudi-backed fighters, with a bullet said to hit a fighter.
Statement 0:30 Pakistan army spokesman: powerful "spoilers" think conflict and a global recession serve them Via Clash Report on X · Oct 30
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Pakistani army spokesman, says there are powerful spoilers and detractors who think conflict, violence, a global recession and economic hardship serve them, and that it does not. The clip does not show which conflict he means.
Statement 0:20 Trump on Iran: "There are talks. They want to talk... We have time" Via Clash Report on X · Oct 30
Asked whether talks with Iran are happening, Trump says they want to talk and keep talking, adds that the other side is not paying its soldiers or police, and says "we have time, frankly. It's a war."
Statement 0:48 Merz on the Iran war: costs of more than 100 billion euros for Europe alone Via Clash Report on X · Oct 30
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking in German, says the Iran war has had massive effects on Europe through energy supply and that the costs for Europe alone have exceeded 100 billion euros. The figure is as posted by Clash Report; the clip carries no subtitles.
Combat footage 2:38 Houthi media footage of shells hitting vehicles in Yemen, posted as an ambush of Saudi-backed forces Via RT on X (Houthi media footage) · Oct 30
Footage carrying a Houthi military media logo shows shells landing near vehicles in open scrub, a burning vehicle under smoke, and a table of captured weapons. RT frames it as Saudi-backed forces caught in an ambush; the place, date and the forces involved are not shown.
News 0:23 Explainer on a claimed Iranian strike on a US early-warning radar at Al Udeid in Qatar Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 30
A narrated explainer claims a satellite image shows what an Iranian drone did to a $1 billion FPS-132 early-warning radar at Al Udeid. The frames show a photo of the base with a plume, a radar illustration and a missile-tracking map, not the satellite image itself, so the claim is unconfirmed here.
Statement 0:35 Trump: Iran war costs do not matter because Venezuela more than made up for them Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 30
Trump says any money spent on the Iran war has been more than made up for in Venezuela, "by 10 times," before turning to another topic. The venue and date are not shown.
Official briefing 2:30 CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper: update after visiting troops across the Middle East Via U.S. Central Command on X (bookmarked by @RuinsReport) · Oct 30
Admiral Brad Cooper says he visited some of the more than 50,000 service members supporting operations across the Middle East, including the mission in the Strait of Hormuz, and describes what he saw flying over the strait. Footage includes an aircraft cockpit, ships in formation and the admiral at a lectern.
Statement 1:10 Sen. Chris Murphy on the Iran war plan he was briefed on: "their plan is insane" Via Chris Murphy on X (bookmarked by @RuinsReport) · Oct 29
Seated before a Middle East Institute backdrop, Murphy says he was in briefings where the war plan for restarting military operations against Iran was discussed in detail, that it is a short-duration plan he calls insane, and that it will lead to devastating escalation. Asked about open reporting on civilian infrastructure targets, he says the president asked for a plan and he does not know whether the planners believe it will work.
News 0:42 Iran says it seized a US MQM-170 drone over the Strait of Hormuz and landed it intact Via RT on X · Oct 29
RT's report on the IRGC claim that it detected an MQM-170 reconnaissance drone over the western Strait of Hormuz, took over its guidance and brought it down safely. It shows a small fixed-wing drone inside a targeting box on a monitoring screen, then a white drone on the ground handled by uniformed men.
Statement 0:35 Marandi to Gulf residents if Iranian infrastructure is targeted: "leave" Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 29
Seyed Mohammad Marandi, of the University of Tehran, tells Sulaiman Ahmed that if Iran's power plants or energy infrastructure are attacked, Iran will destroy the power and critical infrastructure of the Israeli regime, that the Gulf monarchies would not survive, and that his advice, as during the war, is for people to leave.
Statement 0:44 Woman at a march with Iranian flags: Iran is "two weeks from a bomb" every year, Israel has 60 to 200 warheads Via The Gulag on X · Oct 29
A woman, interviewed on a street march with Iranian and Palestinian flags and Turkish subtitles, says Iran has been 'two weeks from a nuclear bomb' every year while Israel holds between 60 and 200 warheads, and says Chancellor Merz will have to decide whether he stands with Netanyahu's government. The city and date are not shown; the post calls her German.
Statement 0:25 Netanyahu at Likud headquarters: Israel has a "historic one-off opportunity" on Iran Via WelcomeTheGulag on X · Oct 28
Netanyahu speaks at Likud party headquarters on an i24 election-night broadcast, with seat projections on screen. He says Israel has a historic one-off opportunity with its partner Donald Trump to remove the Iranian regime's threat and that nothing should distract from it.
News 0:24 Iran's Pezeshkian steps off his plane in Moscow onto a red carpet Via RT on X · Oct 27
Night arrival of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow, with an honor guard in fur hats lined up at the foot of the plane steps and officials greeting him on the tarmac. IRNA watermark.
Statement 0:43 Eisenkot on i24 News disputes Netanyahu's claims about Iran's nuclear program Via The Gulag on X · Oct 27
Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party list, in an i24 News studio interview with English subtitles. The banner has him saying Netanyahu has the facts about Iran but 'it's all lies'; the subtitles have him saying that as prime minister Netanyahu said he destroyed Iran's nuclear program and that there was no need to lie.
Combat footage 5:39 Houthi drone footage of strikes on positions along the Saudi border fronts Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 26
Nearly six minutes of aerial drone footage released by the Houthis: overhead views of vehicles, dug-in positions and structures hit, with front labels in Arabic. The post says the targets are Saudi-backed troops near Najran, Jizan and Asir; the footage itself carries only the front labels.
News 0:18 Iranian, Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials meet in Tehran Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 26
Footage of the four-way regional security meeting in Tehran: Iranian officials embracing arrivals, then a table with Saudi and Pakistani flags and a Saudi delegate in traditional dress. No commentary, no date on screen.
On the ground 1:11 Veiled women with rifles and RPGs in Taiz say they will fight the Houthis Via Clash Report on X · Oct 24
Phone video of a group of veiled women in black, several carrying rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, speaking in Arabic before a stone wall in the mountains. Clash Report says they are in Yemen's Taiz province and declared readiness to fight the Houthis alongside government-aligned forces. The footage does not show a place name or a date.
Statement 0:32 Obama on the Iran war: it was sold as stopping a bomb Iran did not have Via Clash Report on X · Oct 24
Obama at a Democratic rally in Cleveland (the on-screen caption reads Barack Obama Campaigns With Ohio Democratic Candidates in Cleveland). He says the war's original rationale was to make Iran give up nuclear weapons, that Iran had none because of the deal he put in place, and that he did not have to fire a missile to do it.
News 0:18 Iranian footage of seized ammunition, armor plates and rifles, said to be smuggled with Starlink devices Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 24
Footage with a Persian-language news watermark: rows of ammunition, stacks of ballistic plates and vests, and a table of AK-pattern rifles. Iran Observer says Iran arrested people working for foreign intelligence services who tried to smuggle in Starlink devices and AK-47 rifles. The frames we sampled do not show Starlink terminals, and the place and date are not shown.
News 0:25 Bombs stacked on a US carrier deck as helicopters ferry in more munitions Via RT on X · Oct 24
An RT reporter on the stern of a US aircraft carrier points to a supply ship and a helicopter hauling cargo, over shots of racks of large bombs and crates marked EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE on a hangar deck. RT ties it to a Wall Street Journal report that US warships are loading up for possible escalation with Iran. The footage does not show the ship's name or the date it was filmed.
Statement 0:42 A Fox News guest urges Trump to restart the Iran war before January Via Trita Parsi on X · Oct 24
Rabbi Chaim Mentz of Chabad of Bel Air, a guest on Fox News under a banner reading 'RPT: U.S., Israel plan post-election Iran strikes,' says Trump must act on Iran before January, 'no more negotiations,' because Congress may leave his hands. He says Israel and Saudi Arabia are 'ready to roll.' An opinion from a guest, not a report of a decision. The clip was shared by Trita Parsi and carries an @infolibnews watermark.
Statement 0:19 Trump: 'We may do another little Operation Epic Fury, or they will agree' Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 23
Trump to reporters, in his words: 'we may do another little Epic Fury, or they'll agree,' adding that if they're smart they'll say let's get down to business but he doubts it, because 'we did a number on them.' Iran Observer's caption says he confirms he will restart the war.
Statement 0:25 Germany's foreign minister: 'Enough is enough', Iran and the Houthis are destabilizing the Middle East Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 23
German-language statement, shown without subtitles. The speaker says enough is enough: Iran and the Houthis are hurting the world economy with attacks on international shipping and are responsible for destabilizing the Middle East and for the crises in Yemen and the Global South. Iran Observer's caption identifies him as Germany's foreign minister.
Statement 0:28 Iran's central bank governor: reserves will carry us through the end of Trump's term Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 23
Interview excerpt in English. The speaker says foreign exchange reserves are in good shape and will comfortably carry the country through the end of the Trump administration, and answers 'yes, more than' when asked if that covers another two years. Iran Observer's caption identifies him as Iran's central bank governor.
Combat footage 0:30 CENTCOM video: Marines launch F-35C fighters from a base in the Middle East Via CENTCOM on X · Oct 23
CENTCOM video of an F-35C climbing out against a clear sky, which it describes as Marines launching stealth fighters from a base in the Middle East during routine flight operations.
Statement 0:26 Trump on Barrack's 'absolutely' strike-on-Iran remark: 'a powerful man, I guess' Via Clash Report on X · Oct 23
Asked by a reporter whether he has backed off after his ambassador to Turkey said there could 'absolutely' be a strike on Iran this weekend, Trump says that was his ambassador to Turkey, 'a pretty powerful man, I guess,' and ends the exchange.
Statement 0:12 Netanyahu: 'I attacked Qatar' Via Clash Report on X · Oct 22
Netanyahu in a Jerusalem Post podcast studio answering the charge that he is pro-Qatar by saying he bombed Qatar, in his words 'I attacked Qatar, right?'
News 4:37 Iran's state broadcaster tours the army's Arash drone production line Via DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 22
English-subtitled IRIB report, the first time Iranian state TV was shown inside an army drone plant: rows of Arash one-way attack drones, an interview with the army's production chief, launch footage and a map of a base. DD Geopolitics says the upgraded drones carry bigger warheads and navigate without GPS, which is the claim of the broadcast, not something the footage verifies.
Strike 1:20 Houthi drone-camera footage of strikes on Saudi-backed vehicles in Marib Via RT on X · Oct 22
Houthi-released video with the Yemeni armed forces' emblem in the corner: first-person drone views closing on armored vehicles and a truck, a rocket launch from a rail, and impacts that throw up dust and smoke. RT says the locally made Shu'az drones hit vehicles of Saudi-backed forces in Marib.
Strike 0:17 Smoke and flame at a Saudi facility after the Ansar Allah strikes Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 22
Phone video with a Shajab News watermark: a jet of flame and a tall black smoke column beside a long wall, then thick smoke covering the frame. Sulaiman Ahmed captions it as fires engulfing Aramco facilities after Ansar Allah strikes. The facility is not named in the footage.
Protest 0:25 Iranian university professors form a human chain on the Hormuz Island shore Via DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 21
Tasnim footage of a long line of men holding hands along the beach on Hormuz Island, some with Iranian flags and some in clerical robes. DD Geopolitics describes them as university professors from across Iran declaring the island's defense; nothing in the clip confirms who they are.
Statement 0:37 IRGC official interviewed on Iran's response, posted as vowing to hit US economic targets Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 21
A gray-bearded IRGC officer speaking into a news-channel microphone against a red backdrop. Iran Observer says he said Iran has decided to use all its capabilities to destroy US economic targets in the region; the Persian audio did not transcribe, so that wording is the poster's.
Statement 0:13 Trump: 'we're not negotiating' with Iran, something will happen 'fairly soon' Via OSINTtechnical on X · Oct 21
Trump on an airport apron beside Air Force One saying the US is not negotiating with Iran, that 'we are going to have something one way or the other' fairly soon, and that most people think it comes after the election.
Strike 0:48 Smoke and fire at the IRALCO aluminum plant in Arak, Iran Via The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 21
Vertical phone video of a huge tan-and-gray cloud over a blue-roofed industrial site with trees along the road, filmed from a lane beside it. The Hormuz Letter says massive explosions and fire hit the Iranian Aluminium Company in Arak; the cause is not shown or confirmed here.
Statement 0:25 IRGC spokesman at a lectern on Hormuz undersea cables Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 20
An IRGC officer at a lectern crowded with microphones, in front of an Iranian flag, speaking in Persian. Iran Observer says he said seven strategic undersea cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz will be destroyed; the transcript is unusable, so that is the poster's reading and we have not independently confirmed it.
Combat footage 2:21 Houthi-released footage of strikes on a hillside, posted as the capture of Jabal Han above Taiz Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 20
Over two minutes of drone and long-lens footage of blasts and smoke rising from a green mountainside, with a Houthi media watermark. Iran Observer says Ansarallah captured Jabal Han, which overlooks the city of Taiz; the control claim is the group's, not independently confirmed.
Strike 2:03 Houthi drone footage of a tank, vehicles and a compound struck, posted as pro-Saudi forces' tanks Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 20
Overhead drone footage with a Houthi media watermark: a tank in a cleared lot, a roofed compound, a pickup column hit by a fireball, then a wide hillside view of a camp. Iran Observer calls it dozens of tanks of pro-Saudi forces struck by a cheap weapon; the footage shows a handful of targets, and the unit and cost are the poster's claims.
On the ground 0:07 Smoke on the horizon from a boat, posted as an oil tanker fire in the southern Omani corridor of Hormuz Via The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 20
Seven seconds of vertical video from a small boat on choppy water with a thin column of smoke far off. The Hormuz Letter says Iran announced a tanker caught fire in the US-backed southern Omani corridor of the Strait of Hormuz; the vessel itself is too distant to identify.
Official briefing 0:17 CENTCOM: Airmen prepare and launch an F-16 at night, through night vision Via U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 20
US Central Command video, in green night vision, of Airmen working on and launching an F-16 from a base in the Middle East, described by CENTCOM as routine night operations.
Statement 0:22 IRGC spokesman at a press event on the possibility of a new war Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 19
A uniformed IRGC officer speaks to the cameras in Persian, with a world map behind him. Iran Observer says he warned that a new war is possible and that if it restarts Iran will target American interests; the English transcript is unreliable, so that summary is the poster's.
Protest 0:54 Iranian fans in a Las Vegas arena hold photos of children killed at Minab Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 19
Crowd footage of spectators in Iranian colors raising flags and printed portraits of children, among them a boy in a green shirt. Sulaiman Ahmed says they are the Minab children killed in a US attack; the footage shows the portraits, not who they are.
On the ground 0:44 A lone figure reached on a snowy ridge, posted as an Iranian Yak-130 pilot near Lavasan Via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 19
A filmmaker's footage of a long snow ridge with a small figure far down it, then a boot stepping through snow as he approaches, with Persian shouting. Sulaiman Ahmed says it is the moment a pilot was found in the mountains of Lavasan, northeast of Tehran, after his Yak-130 went down; the footage does not show the aircraft or confirm his identity.
Strike 0:35 Houthi footage of a vehicle on a desert plain, posted as a strike from three miles away Via The Gulag on X · Oct 19
Targeting-camera footage across an open desert with a Houthi media watermark; a small vehicle crosses the flat ground at long range. The Gulag says the Houthis took out a moving enemy vehicle from three miles away; the distance and the target's identity are claims, not visible in the frames.
Strike 0:16 IRGC-released footage of a tanker burning at night in the Strait of Hormuz IRGC footage, via RT on X · Oct 17
Sixteen seconds of night footage under an RT watermark: flames and sparks along the length of a dark hull and the water below lit orange. RT says the IRGC released it as a supertanker carrying over two million barrels burning after striking a mine in Hormuz, having tried to pass illegally with navigation and radar disabled. The frames show the fire but not the ship's name or position, so the vessel and cause are the IRGC's claim.
On the ground 0:20 CENTCOM footage of US Air Force F-16s taking off from a Middle East base in daylight U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 16
Twenty seconds of F-16s climbing out with afterburners lit against a pale sky, filmed from the ground. CENTCOM captions it as routine daytime operations from a base in the Middle East; the base and date are not named.
News 1:04 Iranian state TV shows President Pezeshkian returning from Armenia to a night-time airport welcome Iranian state TV (IRIB), via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 16
Sixty-three seconds of an Iranian TV feed: a night-time airport apron, an aircraft stair with red carpet, an honour guard in ceremonial dress and officials in suits greeting the arrivals, under a Persian ticker saying the president is returning from his Armenia trip. The poster says the broadcast played the Game of Thrones theme over it; the soundtrack is music without speech and the tune cannot be confirmed from the transcript.
Statement 0:30 Trump on Newsmax: the mother of all bombs is not nuclear, and "we don't have to" use nuclear weapons on Iran Newsmax interview (Finnerty Exclusive), via Mario Nawfal on X · Oct 16
Thirty seconds of Trump seated across from a Newsmax host under a banner reading "Trump: 'Mother of all bombs' is not nuclear". Asked about reports he is weighing the weapon, perhaps after the midterms, he says it is an extremely large conventional bomb, not nuclear, and that the US does not have to go nuclear because it has more nuclear weapons than Russia or China. The interview date is the post's.
Official briefing 4:12 CENTCOM commander on the campaign against Iran: navy sunk, weapons factories destroyed, blockade still in place U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 16
Four minutes of Admiral Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, in front of the US and command flags. He says the 38-day major combat phase (Epic Fury) sank Iran's navy, destroyed its weapons factories and curtailed IRGC missile and drone launches, and that more than 50,000 US personnel have since cleared sea mines, protected shipping and twice established a naval blockade that remains in place. Intercut with a missile launch from a warship at night, a graphic of Iranian sectors under economic pressure and a container ship at sea.
Statement 2:49 Lukashenko on Trump and Zelensky: he promised elections and must keep his promise Pool interview with Lukashenko, via DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 16
Nearly three minutes of Lukashenko in a park in a dark jacket, answering a journalist's questions with Russian speech and on-screen English subtitles. On whether Trump says a Ukraine settlement is possible without Zelensky, he says Ukrainians decide who leads, that Zelensky promised elections and should keep his promise, and that Trump is not dictating terms. The post adds a line about Washington boasting over Iran that does not appear in the sampled part of the clip.
Combat footage 0:13 Burning MRAP in a desert valley, posted as a Houthi strike on a Saudi-backed militia north of al-Yatmah Ansar Allah footage, via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 16
Thirteen seconds of a vehicle on fire on a stony slope, thick black smoke rising into a clear sky and an Arabic watermark across the frame. The post says Ansar Allah destroyed a US-made MRAP used by Saudi-backed militia north of al-Yatmah; the clip names no place and does not show who fired.
Strike 0:08 Column of black smoke over a tanker at sea, posted as Iran striking a vessel near Oman Via Iran Observer on X · Oct 16
Eight seconds in vertical frame of a long, low tanker on calm water with a tall black smoke column rising from amidships. Iran Observer says Iran announced it struck an oil tanker near Oman for transiting Hormuz illegally, and counts over twenty-six vessels hit in two weeks; the clip has no markings or location.
Statement 0:24 Iranian army officer says the armed forces will push the US Navy back beyond 500 km Iranian state TV (SNN), via Iran Observer on X · Oct 16
Twenty-four seconds of an Iranian army officer in a camouflage uniform seated beside the national flag, hands clasped, with a state-TV logo. Iran Observer quotes him as saying the Americans are 500 km from Iran's shores and that offensive operations in the coming days will push them back further. The Persian audio did not transcribe cleanly, so the quote and his name are not confirmed from the clip.
Statement 0:34 Zelensky in a Financial Times interview: no European country can match Iran's drone and missile reach Financial Times interview, via Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 15
Thirty-four seconds of Zelensky seated in a panelled room under an FT watermark, saying Iranians have missiles and drones that reach beyond a thousand kilometres and asking who in Europe could mount or defend against such an attack at that range. He adds that Ukraine has shared this information. Clipped from a longer interview; the date is the post's.
Statement 0:14 Trump at an Arizona rally: if Iran gets nuclear weapons they will knock out the Middle East, then hit the West Coast Trump rally, via Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 15
Thirteen seconds of Trump at a lectern with the presidential seal before a red-capped crowd, under a DW caption reading "Arizona Rally Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections". He calls Iran a state sponsor of terror and says that with a nuclear weapon they would use it within 24 hours, knock out the Middle East and then start hitting the West Coast and Europe. The rally date is the caption's.
Strike 0:22 Iranian boat-level view of black smoke rising from a ship, posted as another tanker taken out in Hormuz Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 15
Twenty-two seconds of vertical phone video from a small boat's rail with a Persian Gulf watermark: a column of black smoke over a ship low on the horizon, the camera closing on it across choppy water. The post says Iran took out another tanker in Hormuz; the frames show a burning vessel but no name, flag or cause, and the audio is a chant.
Statement 0:39 Egypt's Sisi on Israel: Netanyahu is responsible for his country, and Israel's strength is not a threat to Egypt Clash Report on X · Oct 15
Thirty-nine seconds of Egyptian President el-Sisi at a table of white flowers under a Qatari news-channel banner, with English subtitles. He says Netanyahu is responsible for his country and knows Egypt has no interest in war, that he has never seen Israel's strength as a threat, and that in a turbulent region Egypt needs to be strong. Audio is Arabic; the subtitles are the clip's own.
On the ground 0:45 Drone view of a long train of tank cars on a desert rail line, posted as Iranian crude bound for China Iran Observer on X · Oct 15
Forty-five seconds of aerial footage at sunset: a very long line of black tank cars with a diesel locomotive on a rail yard in dry country, the camera sweeping along it. Iran Observer says it is an extremely long Iranian train loaded with crude, ready to go to China; the footage carries no place name or date.
Combat footage 0:08 Infrared targeting video of a jet in a tracking box, posted as the Houthi hit on a Saudi Typhoon OSINTtechnical on X · Oct 15
Seven seconds of grey infrared video: a jet silhouette inside a green box, the box turns red as a streak crosses the frame and the jet leaves it. OSINTtechnical says Houthi forces hit a Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon over northern Yemen overnight; the footage shows a tracked aircraft and a streak, but no impact, and the aircraft type is not identifiable.
News 0:32 Israel's Herzog at the CICA summit in Baku as delegates leave the hall, in an RT cut RT on X · Oct 15
Thirty-two seconds from the Baku summit hall under an RT logo: a delegate in a white headdress at the front, then wide shots of the horseshoe table and screens as Herzog begins by saying he is proud to represent Israel in Baku. RT's post says Turkey's foreign minister stormed out along with delegates from Iran, Kuwait and Pakistan; the walkout itself is not clearly shown.
News 0:52 Rooftop view over Aden with smoke in the distance, posted as an Ansarallah strike on the al-Maashiq palace DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 15
Fifty-two seconds of vertical phone video from a flat roof over a dense hillside city, a faint plume on the skyline and a watermark in Arabic, with men talking in the background. DD Geopolitics says Ansarallah struck the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden, citing Saba; the frames show a city and distant smoke but nothing identifies the palace or the cause.
Statement 0:58 A guest tells a pro-Israel host that Iran has never attacked America and the "at war since 1949" line is nonsense Breezy Politics clip, via Brandon on X · Oct 15
Fifty-eight seconds from a podcast debate between Alex Stein, labelled a Jewish-American commentator, and David Pollack, labelled a Zionist TV host. Stein argues Iran has never shot anyone in Dallas or New York, that Israel knew of the 1983 Beirut embassy bombing and let Americans die, and that the idea of a war since 1947 only started trending in February 2026. The cut is edited with captions and cutaways; the claims are the speaker's.
On the ground 3:18 Houthi war-media footage of armoured vehicles on a mountain road and desert, posted as Saudi land forces in Yemen Babak Taghvaee on X · Oct 14
Just over three minutes of long-lens footage under a Houthi "military media" watermark: wheeled armoured vehicles carrying men on a winding road, a pickup, a column kicking up dust on open ground, and a green banner in Arabic about a brigade ending its hours-long stay with the Yemeni army. The post presents it as Saudi land forces in Yemen looking incompetent; the frames show a column on the move, not combat, and the place and date are the poster's account.
Combat footage 4:30 Houthi media footage of clashes on a coastal plain with burning vehicles, posted as pro-Saudi forces attacking near Bab el-Mandeb Iran Observer on X · Oct 14
Four and a half minutes of Houthi media footage, with Arabic audio: long shots of a column on a desert road with black smoke and a burning truck, dust and smoke from blasts, pickups and armoured vehicles scattering across flat ground, and a patch of sea in the background. Iran Observer says pro-Saudi forces tried to take the Bab el-Mandeb area and suffered heavy losses; the frames show a fight on open ground, and the claimed place and losses are the poster's.
Statement 0:38 Qatar's emir speaking at the Shura Council, banner says no cuts to basic services, posted as "prepare for the worst" Iran Observer on X · Oct 14
A 38-second Al Araby TV cut of Qatar's emir seated at a microphone before the Shura Council. The on-screen banner reads that Qatar has decided not to cut basic services or change development priorities, to protect economic cohesion. Iran Observer's post says he asked citizens to prepare for worst-case scenarios in the Middle East; the banner is the more modest of the two.
Combat footage 2:27 Houthi media footage of a column on a desert road hit by blasts and fire, posted as fire pouring from Saudi-backed vehicles at Dhale RT on X · Oct 14
Two and a half minutes of Houthi media footage from a ridge looking over flat ground: a column of vehicles on a road with a truck burning, plumes of dust and black smoke, men on foot, and later wide shots of trucks scattering. RT says Houthi fighters launched a hillside assault on Saudi-backed forces at Dhale; the frames show vehicles burning on a road, and the place is RT's account. Narration is in Arabic.
Strike 0:12 A vessel burning on dark water under a Naya for Iraq watermark, posted as Iran hitting another oil tanker off Oman Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 14
Twelve seconds of night video: bright flames on a low hull with reflections on black water and smoke rising, under a Naya for Iraq watermark. Sulaiman Ahmed says Iran has hit another oil tanker off the coast of Oman and that oil prices are flying; the frames show a burning vessel and no name, flag or place.
News 0:04 Containers and cargo floating on a calm sea, posted as a UAE-owned container ship hitting a mine The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 14
Four seconds of footage from a small boat: a blue container half-submerged at an angle, a scatter of boxes and cans across the water, fishing boats beyond. Iran announced, per the post, that a large UAE-owned container ship carrying over 2,500 boxes hit a naval mine; the clip shows spilled cargo and a sunk container but no ship, and the place and cause are the post's account.
Strike 0:24 CENTCOM video of Navy helicopters and an Iranian-affiliated dhow burning at sea after being destroyed U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 14
A 24-second U.S. military release: two attack helicopters in formation, an infrared view marked UNCLASSIFIED of a small vessel with smoke on its deck, then a daylight shot of a ship burning under a column of black smoke. CENTCOM says that on 6 October U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow that was conducting surveillance and targeting of U.S. Navy ships.
Strike 0:24 A huge fireball and column of smoke above a street, posted as a Saudi response to the Houthis men sana in koperasi disano (X) · Oct 14
Twenty-four seconds of a wide street seen from a footbridge: an orange fireball rising into a mushroom of black smoke between apartment blocks and wires, then the column drifting as cars pass. The Indonesian caption says Saudi Arabia has responded firmly to Houthi attacks; other accounts say an oil depot in Sanaa was struck, but the clip itself names no place or who fired.
Statement 0:25 IRGC navy commander at a lectern before an Iranian flag, posted as calling the US a fuel smuggler Iran Observer on X · Oct 13
A 25-second IRIB News cut of an IRGC officer in dress uniform, grey-bearded, in front of the Iranian flag and an IRGC banner, speaking Persian. Iran Observer quotes him as saying America has become a fuel smuggler lining up all its resources to get four or five tankers through the strait; we have not verified that wording against the audio.
Strike 2:29 Houthi drone-view footage of bombs falling on trenches, vehicles and positions, posted as bomber drones hitting Saudi-backed forces Iran Observer on X · Oct 13
Two and a half minutes of top-down drone video with a Houthi media logo in the corner: smoke puffs on open sand, a dugout and trench line hit, a vehicle on a switchback road, and figures marked with red arrows on desert ground. Iran Observer says it shows Houthi bomber drones hitting pro-Saudi forces; the footage shows impacts on emplacements and empty ground, with no identifiable unit or place.
Strike 1:47 Houthi footage of drone strikes on dugouts, trenches and vehicles, posted as drones hunting Saudi-backed forces RT on X · Oct 13
Nearly two minutes of Houthi-logo video: drone views of dugouts and trenches taking hits, smoke over a hilltop post, a vehicle on a road, and wide shots of smoke columns and trucks across a plain. RT's post says Houthi drones are hunting down Saudi-backed forces on multiple fronts; the footage shows strikes on positions and open ground, and no fronts are named.
News 0:22 A dark residential street at night with faint lights in the sky, posted as a Houthi missile hit on Aramco RT on X · Oct 13
Twenty-two seconds of handheld night video under an Alibk3 watermark: a beige apartment block lit by a street lamp, a black sky with a couple of tiny lights and no visible impact. RT says a Houthi missile reportedly hit Aramco and 'loud booms' were heard; this clip shows neither a missile nor a hit, only the street and sky. The place is unconfirmed.
News 0:09 Night fire beyond a highway with a green Arabic overlay, posted as Aramco HQ in Dhahran engulfed in flames Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 13
Nine seconds filmed from a car: a wide orange fire and black smoke over a roadside complex at night, a stylised green Arabic overlay and a blue graphic bar across the sky. The post says it is Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran in flames; the frames show a large fire at a site we cannot identify, and the graphics are edits laid over the footage.
Strike 0:40 A night fire glowing behind a row of buildings, posted as a fire near Riyadh airport RT on X · Oct 12
Forty seconds of handheld night video under a "Naya for Iraq" watermark: an orange glow and flames on the horizon above low buildings, then a pan across a parked white bus. RT's post says a fire broke out near Riyadh's international airport after missile sightings; the frames show a fire but no landmark, so the place and cause are the post's account.
Strike 0:57 Iranian state TV footage of night launches and a targeting crosshair, posted as anti-ship missile operations in Hormuz Iran Observer on X · Oct 12
A 57-second package with IRIB News graphics: a reporter at night, bright launches streaking off dark ground, and a green-crosshair targeting view over smoke or cloud. Iran Observer says it is exclusive state-TV footage of anti-ship cruise missiles being launched in the Strait of Hormuz. The frames show launches and a sight picture, not a ship; the target and place are the broadcaster's and poster's claims. Narration is in Persian.
News 0:23 A tanker being hosed down and a smoke-stained funnel, posted as a third supertanker in flames near Hormuz Iran Observer on X · Oct 12
Twenty-three seconds: a ship's hull lettered "AL MAQ..." with water jets playing over the superstructure, a soot-blackened funnel, then a dark-hulled tanker at sea. Iran Observer says it shows a third supertanker engulfed in flames near the Strait of Hormuz after two days of Iranian strikes. The sampled frames show firefighting and burn marks, not flames, and nothing dates the footage.
Combat footage 2:00 Houthi-media footage of vehicles hit in open desert and mortar crews, posted as clashes with pro-Saudi forces Iran Observer on X · Oct 12
Two minutes of Houthi military-media video (the logo sits in the corner): pickup trucks and armoured vehicles in open sand hit by blasts and smoke, a gunner at a firing slit, mortar crews loading tubes, and shells landing on distant ridgelines. Iran Observer says it shows brutal clashes between the Houthis and pro-Saudi forces with pinpoint mortar strikes. The footage is one side's release and carries no place or date; the audio is Arabic.
Combat footage 1:45 Houthi-media footage of vehicles and troops hit in the desert, posted as the Al-Faliha front south of Marib Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 12
A 105-second Houthi-media compilation (logo in the corner): armoured trucks and pickups lurching through blasts and dust, troops in the sand, a mortar position, a shell landing near a gun crew. Sulaiman Ahmed's caption says Ansar Allah destroyed Saudi-backed vehicles and targeted troops on the Al-Faliha front south of Marib. The place and dates come from the poster; the frames show no landmark. Arabic audio.
News 2:01 Terminal CCTV with smoke filling a check-in hall, posted as a Houthi attack on King Khalid airport Insider Paper on X · Oct 12
Two minutes of Al Arabiya-branded security-camera video stamped 10 October: a hall of travellers in white pilgrim dress, then thick haze with small orange flames low down, crowds thinning, and the same hall later under a pink emergency tint with scattered debris. The post says it is the moment a Houthi attack struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh; the frames show smoke and a fire in a terminal but nothing identifies the airport or the cause.
Statement 0:49 Former Iranian foreign minister Zarif: look at Israel, did nuclear weapons protect it? Clash Report on X · Oct 11
Javad Zarif, standing in a gilded room with English subtitles, argues that anyone who still thinks nuclear weapons provide deterrence should look at Israel over the past year and a half, and cites the Soviet Union's large arsenal. The interview setting and date are not shown; Clash Report posted it on 11 October.
Strike 0:29 Dust and rubble in a Yemeni street, posted as Saudi airstrikes on residential neighbourhoods DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 11
Twenty-nine seconds of vertical footage: men pick through grey rubble beside a damaged building as dust hangs in the air. DD Geopolitics says Saudi airstrikes hit residential neighbourhoods and commercial markets in Yemen. Nothing in the frames identifies the place, date or who carried out the strike.
Strike 0:05 A missile climbing on a white trail, posted as Iran launching 30 ballistic missiles in an exercise Iran Observer on X · Oct 11
Five seconds of a missile rising on a white smoke trail against a blue sky in a circular crop with a "Nana" watermark and a DOPE overlay. Iran Observer says Iran launched 30 ballistic missiles in a military exercise. The clip does not show a launch site, missile type, date or count.
Statement 0:56 Iran's security council chief says US assets in the UAE and around Hormuz have not yet been targeted Iran Observer on X · Oct 11
A studio interview with an Iranian flag backdrop and a uniformed official, who says the pulse of the American economy runs through the Gulf region, that the US has extremely expensive assets in the UAE and around the Strait, that Iran has not yet included them among its targets but that if war breaks out cables, data centres and others would be affected. Iran Observer says the speaker is the National Security Council chairman and that $2 trillion in US assets is at risk.
Strike 0:17 Iran's released footage of a tanker burning under drone watch in the Strait of Hormuz Iran Observer on X · Oct 11
Seventeen seconds of overhead footage: a large tanker with smoke and fire at its stern, then a thermal-style view of the long hull with a bright burning spot. Iran Observer says Iran released it and that the ship violated its blockade of the Strait; the IRGC Navy said it struck a naval mine. The ship, place and cause are not identified in the frames.
Combat footage 1:22 Houthi fighters at a machine-gun position and in the hills, in Yemen combat footage RT on X · Oct 11
An 82-second montage of fighters crouched behind a heavy machine gun on rocky ground, wide shots of scrubby hillsides and a distant vehicle. RT says it is Houthi combat footage showing the expulsion of Saudi forces, including fighters surrendering. The frames do not show surrenders, flags or a place.
Statement 0:37 A Saudi spokesperson on Al Jazeera on the Houthi threat to navigation at Bab al-Mandab Sulaiman Ahmed on X (Al Jazeera) · Oct 11
An Arabic-language Al Jazeera "Urgent" segment with English subtitles; the speaker says someone was threatening navigation and has capabilities reaching Bab al-Mandab, and "he must be eliminated", over b-roll of a Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish signing ceremony. Sulaiman Ahmed's caption says it is a Saudi government spokesperson admitting the strikes on Yemen protect Eilat; the subtitles shown do not say that, so treat the caption as his reading.
Strike 0:29 Men walking over rubble and dust, posted as a Saudi strike on a civilian site in Sana'a Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 11
Twenty-nine seconds of vertical footage with Arabic speech: men in thobes walk over rubble beside a wrecked building as dust settles. Sulaiman Ahmed says Saudi Arabia struck a civilian location in Sana'a, killing several people. The frames show no casualties and nothing that identifies the place or date.
Strike 1:36 Extended CCTV of the moment a strike hit King Khalid airport in Riyadh, passengers in a terminal hall Sulaiman Ahmed on X (bookmarked) · Oct 11
Ninety-six seconds of airport camera footage in a pink-tinted cast: a flash and dust fill a glass-fronted hall, people run, then a waiting area where travellers sit and scramble. Posted as extended footage of the moment Riyadh airport was struck on 10 October; Al Arabiya released footage of the Houthi strike on King Khalid International Airport, with at least 13 killed and more than 300 injured per Clash Report.
News 0:01 Grey smoke rising behind a rooftop, posted as smoke over Dammam's King Fahd airport after a Houthi attack World Conflict on X · Oct 11
A one-second clip of dark smoke curling behind a flat roof with water tanks, with a faint Arabic watermark. The post says it is smoke rising from Dammam's King Fahd International Airport after a Houthi attack; the frame shows a smoke column but no airport.
Strike 0:07 Ceiling debris and people walking through a terminal, posted as Riyadh airport after a Houthi strike DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 10
Seven handheld seconds in a bright terminal hall: fallen ceiling panels and dust cover the floor, and a man and a woman in a black abaya walk between overturned seating. An Arabic watermark covers the frame. DD Geopolitics' post says it is King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after Yemeni strikes; nothing visible confirms the airport, so that is the poster's account.
Strike 0:05 Black smoke column, posted as a Houthi strike on Saudi Aramco's Shedgum gas plant Iran Observer on X · Oct 10
Five seconds of two dark smoke plumes rising over a low skyline under grey cloud, with a DOPE.xyz watermark. Iran Observer's post says it is smoke from Saudi Aramco's Shedgum gas plant after a reported Houthi missile strike; the frames show no landmark, so the site and cause are the poster's account.
Statement 0:13 Trump on the lawn: "We will make a decision" on the Houthi attack on Riyadh airport Iran Observer on X · Oct 10
Thirteen seconds of Trump in a dark suit and red tie speaking to reporters outside the White House. He says they just found out about the recent attack, will make a decision, and "move very quickly". Iran Observer's post frames it as the US possibly joining the war in Yemen after strikes on Riyadh's airport; the clip itself carries no mention of Yemen or Houthis.
Strike 0:18 Thermal and aerial views of a smoking tanker, posted as a naval mine strike in the Strait of Hormuz Iran Observer on X · Oct 10
Eighteen seconds that open on a grey infrared view of a tall white plume rising from the water, then cut to a colour aerial of a long vessel ringed by fire under a heavy black smoke cloud. Iran Observer's post says an oil tanker struck a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz; the footage shows a ship burning but no name, flag or location.
Strike 0:13 CENTCOM thermal video of US forces disabling a cargo vessel that tried to run the Iran blockade U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 10
Thirteen seconds of infrared video marked UNCLASSIFIED: a long bulk carrier sits low in the water as bright detonations burst at its stern, then a larger flash and spray. CENTCOM's post says US forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October after the crew ignored repeated warnings and tried to run the naval blockade.
Statement 0:51 Ansar Allah official Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti tells RT Saudi Arabia destroyed Yemen's infrastructure RT on X · Oct 10
Fifty-one seconds of a bearded man in a keffiyeh-style scarf answering an RT interviewer in Arabic, with English subtitles. RT's post identifies him as Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a senior Ansar Allah political official, and quotes him saying Saudi Arabia destroyed Yemen's infrastructure and that Yemen is dealing with it in kind. The subtitles in the clip cover questions about the Yemeni Armed Forces and a comprehensive peace.
Strike 0:24 A burning tanker seen from above, posted as a VLCC that hit an Iranian mine off the UAE The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 10
Twenty-four seconds that open on an infrared view of a rising plume and then show a colour aerial of a long ship ringed by flames under thick black smoke. The Hormuz Letter's post calls it new onboard footage of a VLCC carrying two million barrels of Saudi crude that hit an Iranian mine off the UAE coast. The frames show a burning vessel from the air, not from on board, and carry no name or location.
Statement 1:20 USS Abraham Lincoln captain on suicide attempts during the deployment: "no deaths" Clash Report on X · Oct 9
Captain Dan Keeler at a lectern beside the carrier answering a reporter, in C-SPAN-carried KGTV footage. He says the number he focuses on is zero: no suicides and no lives lost aboard, while confirming there were suicide attempts. Clash Report's post gives the same account. The clip is from the ship's return to California.
On the ground 1:37 Armed men clearing a dark building, posted as IRGC special forces exercising in Belarus DD Geopolitics on X · Oct 9
A 97-second montage: men in tan camouflage and tactical gear file through a dark room, clear it with rifles and a torch, and stand over a person lying on the floor. DD Geopolitics' post says it shows Iranian IRGC special forces in a joint counterterrorism exercise in Belarus. No flag, insignia, caption or date in the frames identifies the unit, country or place, so that is the poster's account.
Strike 2:02 An IRGC-style video of a Shahed-238 menu card, a drone at dusk and burning vessel decks, posted as strikes on oil tankers in Hormuz Iran Observer on X · Oct 9
A 2-minute produced video opening on a video-game weapon-select screen headed Operation Nasr with a Shahed-238 strike UAV, then a drone silhouetted in a dusk sky and night footage labelled Destruction Cam of burning decks and flames on the water. Iran Observer's post says the IRGC released it as new footage of strikes on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the first combat use of the Shahed-238. The vessels are not named in the frames, so the targets and place are the poster's account of an IRGC release.
Protest 0:48 A vast crowd with Yemeni flags and placards, posted as Sanaa answering the Houthi call to mobilize against Saudi Arabia RT on X · Oct 9
Forty-eight seconds from above a packed crowd on a plain ringed by hills, with umbrellas, placards and Yemeni flags, and English subtitles of the chants: 'Allah is our support', 'united the Axis around Jerusalem', 'the day of October 7'. RT's post says thousands in Sanaa answered the Houthi mobilization call against Saudi Arabia and praised October 7 and Hamas. The city itself is not visible.
Official briefing 0:19 CENTCOM releases an F-16 refuelling from a KC-135 on a Middle East mission U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 8
Handout video shot from the tanker's boom station: an F-16 marked "ANG" on its tail holds position under the boom with missiles on its wingtips and tanks under the wings. CENTCOM's caption says it is refuelled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in the Middle East. No date or location is shown beyond the caption.
Strike 0:07 Black smoke and fire at a Riyadh airport apron, posted as an Ansar Allah strike on aircraft Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 8
Seven seconds filmed from an airport apron: a tall column of black smoke with flame at its base behind a terminal building, a baggage tug in front and the nose of a parked airliner at the right edge. The post, which drew about 750 likes, calls it confirmation of an Ansar Allah strike on stationary aircraft at Riyadh's airport. The clip shows no sign or date, and no independent report of an 8 October strike on aircraft turned up, so the place and the cause are the poster's account.
Official briefing 0:19 CENTCOM marks USS Abraham Lincoln's return to California after its Middle East deployment U.S. Central Command on X · Oct 8
Handout footage of the carrier steaming at dusk with an F/A-18 flying alongside, set to music with no commentary. CENTCOM's caption says the ship returns home to California today after a historic Middle East deployment, with over 5,000 sailors and Marines supporting thousands of combat flights and sailing more than 90,000 miles. The clip carries no date or location of its own.
Strike 0:05 A dark smoke column over an airport at midday, posted as a Houthi ballistic missile strike on Riyadh International Iran Observer on X · Oct 8
Five seconds filmed through roadside poles under a DOPE.xyz watermark: a thick dark plume rises from low buildings on the horizon. Iran Observer's caption says a huge plume rose above Riyadh International Airport after Houthi ballistic missiles struck it. The clip shows no landmark, sign or date, so the place and cause are the poster's account.
Strike 0:04 A night fire glow behind trees, posted as an Iranian preemptive strike on Erbil Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 8
Four seconds filmed from a road at night under an "Alibk3" Telegram watermark: an orange glow and flames behind trees and a low wall. The post, which drew about 1,600 likes, calls it an Iranian preemptive strike on Erbil. Nothing in the frame identifies Erbil or the cause, so the location and attacker are the poster's claim.
Statement 1:38 Iran's nuclear chief filmed leaving a shrine, posted as saying Tehran will not give up enrichment or its uranium Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 8
A Tasnim news clip of a grey-haired official in a suit walking out of an ornate wooden doorway, surrounded by aides. The post says Iran's nuclear chief states Tehran will not give up its right to enrichment or hand over its uranium stockpile. The audio is a crowded exchange that transcribes badly, so the words attributed to him are the post's account.
Statement 0:26 Trump on Iran striking Los Angeles or San Diego: "let them hit Los Angeles" The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 8
A 26-second clip of Trump at a lectern in front of Texas and US flags, KABB/WOAI branding in the corner. He says he says it all the time, to see what would happen if Iran hit Los Angeles or San Diego with the new missiles, and that a hit on a major US city would be "a problem". The post says it is the third time he has suggested it; the clip carries no date and the setting is a Texas event, so when it was filmed is not shown.
Strike 0:27 White airbursts in a daytime sky above trees and a stone wall, posted as an IRGC air-mine test on an Iranian island Sprinter Press on X · Oct 8
Twenty-seven seconds of a daytime sky filled with small white and tan puffs, then pinkish smoke trails fanning down above palm trees and a stone wall. Sprinter Press says the IRGC tested an air mine on an Iranian island, meant to stop troop landings by helicopter. No device, island or date is visible, and the palms and wall do not point to a particular place.
Statement 0:33 Trump: "Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles" if Iran sends missiles The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 7
Trump repeats a line he says he used before: "let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way", calling it a "horror show" in which a country would be "in free fall", before adding "we protect our cities". The Hormuz Letter posted it on the night of 7 October; the clip does not show where or when it was spoken.
News 4:23 CBS shows new footage of Iranian missile and drone strikes on Camp Buehring in Kuwait Clash Report on X (CBS News) · Oct 7
A CBS News report by Jonah Kaplan built on videos sent by a person stationed at the base, showing the attack in the opening days of the war, including a drone hitting its target. The report says most of the roughly 7,000 troops had moved out before the war but more than 100 stayed, and describes the base in north-west Kuwait as a long-time staging area for Army ground forces. Casualty and cost figures are the report's own.
Strike 0:40 Night fires and smoke over Jeddah, posted as Yemeni missiles hitting Aramco facilities RT on X (Naya footage) · Oct 6
Low-resolution night footage with a Naya watermark: a bright orange burst on the horizon above a line of city lights, a column of flame rising from a fire in the foreground, and a smoke-dark horizon. RT says Jeddah's sky turned orange and thick smoke covered the city after reports of Yemeni missiles hitting Aramco oil facilities; DD Geopolitics posted the same claim, and Saudi confirmation was not in either post. The footage shows fires and not their cause, and neither the city nor the date is established by the video.
Combat footage 2:42 Houthi drone-camera footage of missile strikes on pro-Saudi troops in open desert Iran Observer on X (Houthi military media footage) · Oct 6
A nearly three-minute compilation with targeting boxes overlaid: strike after strike lands among clusters of vehicles and figures on scrubby desert ground, with black smoke and secondary fires rising from each. The post calls them ballistic missile strikes on pro-Saudi troop concentrations and says the toll of the conflict is mounting. The video carries no place or date and shows impacts without identifying who was hit, so the targets and the army are the poster's claim.
Combat footage 1:38 Houthi drone-camera footage of strikes on vehicles and convoys, posted as the Bab el-Mandeb front Iran Observer on X (Houthi military media footage) · Oct 5
Overhead drone-camera imagery with targeting boxes and a Houthi military-media emblem: vehicles burn on a damaged desert road and in open ground, black smoke columns rise, and later frames show scorched wrecks around a track. Iran Observer says the footage targets large concentrations of Saudi-backed forces near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and that both sides are on the offensive. There is no sound, no location caption and no date on screen, and no bodies are visible; the identity of the forces and the place are the Houthis' and the poster's claims.
News 0:13 A flight-tracker replay of a US Navy MH-60R dropping to zero altitude off Yanbu, Saudi Arabia The Hormuz Letter on X · Oct 5
A screen recording of a flight-tracking map replaying the track of VVHR512, a US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk, over the Red Sea west of Yanbu on October 5 between 21:25 and 21:35 UTC. Barometric altitude falls from 300 feet to 141 feet to 0 and ground speed from 119 knots to 0 as the track ends in a tight loop. The Hormuz Letter reports a crash after the aircraft squawked 7700; this is tracker data, not crash footage, and a Navy statement on the cause or the crew was not found when this was filed.
News 0:09 A B-1B Lancer overhead, posted as part of the departure from RAF Fairford OSINTtechnical on X · Oct 4
A B-1B Lancer banks overhead against cloud, the swept wings and twin tails unmistakable. OSINTtechnical posted it on October 4 saying the USAF B-1B fleet based in the UK for the Iran war was heading home, with at least ten gone from RAF Fairford that day. The clip shows one aircraft and no airfield, so the location and the count are the poster's. Iran Observer reported the same withdrawal the same afternoon.
On the ground 0:23 Sanaa-aligned forces drive into al-Turbah, Yemen, to a street welcome DD Geopolitics on X (Naya footage) · Oct 4
Armed men ride on pickups down a main road, then walk among residents on a street, under an Arabic caption reading that Sanaa forces entered the al-Turbah and Sami districts amid a welcome from citizens, with a Naya watermark. DD Geopolitics frames it as Ansarallah capturing al-Turbah after Saudi-backed forces withdrew. The claim is the footage source's own and was not confirmed by an independent report; no gunfire is shown.
Statement 1:44 Iran Foreign Ministry on French police violence against protesters RT on X (IRNA 24 feed) · Oct 4
A spokesman at the Iranian Foreign Ministry podium, with RT's English subtitles over the Persian: he describes widespread arrests and serious injuries from police intervention and violence at demonstrations in France and says such disproportionate force is not justifiable whatever a state claims about upholding rights. RT's caption adds that he urged France to respect human rights and investigate the reports. The clip does not name the protests or the spokesman.
Statement 0:22 Jaishankar: India never signed the NPT, Iran did, so the cases differ Clash Report on X (India Today broadcast) · Oct 4
India's External Affairs Minister at a Munich Security Conference "Security Dialogue" event in Delhi, on an India Today feed: asked about Iran, he says he wants to draw a clear distinction, that India did not sign the NPT and reserved its rights, while Iran signed it, so the situations are very different. The clip is a cut from a longer answer and carries no date, so the date is the posting date.
News 0:29 CENTCOM: Marines refuel an MV-22 Osprey at night in the Middle East US Central Command on X · Oct 3
Official CENTCOM night-vision footage of U.S. Marines on a dark deck or pad refueling an MV-22 Osprey, rotors turning, in the Middle East. CENTCOM's October 3 post gives neither the location nor the date of the filming and the clip shows no mission.
Statement 5:00 Marandi asks Putin at Valdai about Gaza and the war on Iran Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X (bookmarked by @RuinsReport) · Oct 2
Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran, at a Valdai Club session, tells Putin that the root of the war on Iran is "the genocide in Palestine" and asks what can be done to save the children of Gaza. Putin answers that Russia's position is permanent: a settlement on the basis of UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions with a fully fledged Palestinian state. He calls the killing of Ali Larijani "a tremendous mistake" and says he knew him personally. The clip is posted by Marandi himself; the session date is not shown on screen and 2 October is the day he posted it.
Statement 1:38 Putin: killing Ali Larijani was "a tremendous mistake" RT on X · Oct 1
Vladimir Putin on the Israeli killing of Iran's Ali Larijani (March 17, 2026): setting legal evaluations aside, he calls it "a tremendous mistake," says he knew Larijani personally as someone ready to find mutually acceptable compromises, and that such a person would be needed now to find a path to peace in the Persian Gulf. He adds that the whole world is amazed by the courage and resilience of the Iranian nation, which he says has a deep bench of replacements in government, the armed forces and the IRGC. Distributed by RT; the occasion of the remarks is not stated in the clip.
News 0:29 CENTCOM: USS George Washington flight operations in the Middle East US Central Command on X · Oct 1
Official CENTCOM footage of an F-35C-type jet climbing away from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), with F-35s and other aircraft parked on deck under an overcast sky. The carrier relieved USS Abraham Lincoln in the CENTCOM area in late August (Stars and Stripes, The National). The clip is undated beyond CENTCOM's October 1 post and does not show a mission.
Statement 0:30 Trump at Durant: Iran sites were "drug factories, nuclear factories" RSBN feed via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Oct 1
Trump, at a rally in Durant, Oklahoma (RSBN graphic), on the June 2025 strikes on Iran: aircraft "unloaded every single bomb" down the air shafts into what he calls "drug factories slash nuclear factories," adding "they were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear." Coverage of the June 2025 strikes names the targets as the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites; we found no report of drug facilities. A Durant rally was scheduled for October 1; the clip itself carries no date.
On the ground 0:11 A woman aims a rifle at a Basij training point in Iran Clash Report on X · Sep 30
Eleven seconds at an outdoor stand under scaffolding and green banners: a woman in a headscarf aims an assault rifle while another in a black chador stands beside her. Clash Report posted it on the IRGC and Basij training women under the Janfada ("sacrifice for Iran") mobilisation campaign, launched in March during the war. Iranian and outside outlets (IranWire, Al Jazeera, Tehran Times) have covered the campaign and women's drills; the post's figure that women are 32 percent of participants was not found elsewhere, and organisers' enrolment claims are unverified.
Statement 0:10 Trump on Iran: "you'll see things happening very soon" via DD Geopolitics on X · Sep 30
Ten seconds of Trump: "We have very soon, you'll see things happening very soon, but we have a nation that's been virtually destroyed." The poster dates it to September 30 and pairs it with Israeli officials framing a coming move; the setting is not identifiable from the clip and no fuller context was found, so treat the date as the poster's.
News 0:41 flydubai FZ1073: passengers crowd the aisle outside the cockpit Israel National News (Arutz Sheva, Channel 7) on X · Sep 30
Passenger phone video from flydubai FZ1073, Dubai to Tel Aviv, on September 30: men stand in the business-class aisle by the open cockpit door, one filming over the others' heads. Arutz Sheva's caption says passengers rushed the cockpit to rescue the flight after the copilot attempted a hijack. Israeli outlets (Ynet, Israel Hayom, Jerusalem Post) and CNN instead report a violent fight between the two pilots that passengers helped subdue, and Israel's Prime Minister's Office said it was not a hijacking; the plane diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The footage shows the crowd, not the cause.
Official briefing 1:32 IRGC spokesman's address to Americans: a "land among the best in the world," so why the poverty? IRGC spokesman · press briefing, Tehran · English subtitles by DRM News · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 29
At an IRGC media briefing under a banner reading "A Letter to the American..." the spokesman says Americans live in a land among the best in the world for fertility, with abundant water, energy and minerals, and asks why, with those resources, the country has tens of millions in poverty and needs to plunder other countries. Borna News reports the address as an IRGC letter to the American people. The compliment is the setup for a critique of US leaders, not a message of goodwill.
Statement 1:28 Iran's army spokesman sets a reward for capturing American soldiers Iranian TV interview · via Clash Report on X · Sep 29
Army spokesman General Mohammad Akraminia in a TV interview. TASS reports that on September 29 he said any Iranian who captures a US soldier who has entered Iranian territory, or hands over the body, gets 50 billion rials (about 20,000 dollars), doubled for a woman, and that residents of other countries in the region could be paid too. Iran first announced a bounty in mid-August. Clash Report put the figure at 10 billion tomans for a woman, which is the same 100 billion rials. The Farsi audio was not transcribable, so the description comes from reporting on the remarks.
Official briefing 1:12 IRGC spokesman: "What is the reason for 800 US military bases?" DRM News · via Clash Report on X · Sep 29
An IRGC spokesman at a press conference staged under a banner reading "A Letter to the American...", with English subtitles from DRM News. He asks why the US needs 800 military bases around the world and what justifies a "billion-dollar military" budget, and argues that America's defence situation is naturally secure. A second excerpt from the same briefing as the spokesman's address to Americans, posted on September 29.
Statement 0:35 Ghalibaf: if Iran cannot sell oil, no one in the region will Iranian official video, English subtitles · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 29
Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaking at a meeting on September 29, answers what he calls baseless positions on the Strait of Hormuz and shipping: "as we've said before," in a region where Iran cannot sell oil, "no one else will sell oil." Middle East Monitor and Al-Monitor reported the remarks the same day. He added that no infrastructure would be safe if Iran's security is not guaranteed.
On the ground 0:35 Al Arabiya films American military convoys leaving Iraqi Kurdistan Al Arabiya · via Chay Bowes on X · Sep 29
Al Arabiya's exclusive footage, captioned "Al Arabiya documents the departure of American military convoys from the Kurdistan region of Iraq" (Erbil, coalition withdrawal): MRAPs on low-loaders and a long line of trucks on a highway at night. Iraq set September 30 as the final date for the coalition mission, ending about 23 years of US military presence; some troops are being redeployed to Jordan, and one report says a presence remains in Kurdistan. Chay Bowes posted it with the cost of the post-9/11 wars.
Statement 0:26 Trump: "We took more oil out of the Hormuz Strait over the last couple of days than at any point in history" LiveNOW from Fox · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 29
Speaking to reporters outside the White House after a meeting with AI executives, Trump says Iran is "doing very poorly" and will give up, and claims record oil flows out of Hormuz in the last couple of days, "including long before we had the war", adding that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. He gave no figures, and Ghalibaf dismissed the claim. The chyron beneath carries the same day's news: US forces completing their withdrawal from Iraq.
News 0:55 Mohsen Rezaei receives Azerbaijan's deputy prime minister in Tehran IRIB News · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 29
IRIB footage of Mohsen Rezaei, in IRGC uniform, meeting Azerbaijan's deputy prime minister Shahin Mustafayev and his delegation in Tehran on September 29. Iranian outlets (Mehr, Press TV) report Rezaei saying at the meeting that Iran had stated its conditions and "Trump is unable to make a decision", which Sulaiman Ahmed posted as the headline. The quote comes from those readouts; the clip itself is the meeting without audible remarks. Sulaiman Ahmed and Mehr give Rezaei the title of secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.
Protest 0:27 Protesters in Basra reject Iraq joining the restrictions on Iranian aviation Naya watermark · via DD Geopolitics on X · Sep 29
A crowd on the Basra waterfront, clerics among them, with Iraqi flags and banners reading "No to America, no to Israel" and announcing their rejection of Iraq's part in the blockade on Iranian airlines. After the US Treasury sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines on September 8 and threatened airports with secondary sanctions, Iraq suspended flights with Iran; a rally on the Shatt al-Arab on September 26 was followed by protests in Kufa and Baghdad, and on September 29 Iraqi Airways got a US exemption to resume Iran flights in October. DD Geopolitics described it as a protest against the blockade on Iran generally.
Statement 0:19 Netanyahu at an air base: "In the run-up to the elections, our enemies will try to attack us" Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) · via DD Geopolitics on X · Sep 29
Standing in front of an F-15 in a hangar at Tel Nof, Netanyahu says, per the GPO's English subtitles: "We have signs that in the run-up to the elections, our enemies will try to attack us. So from here, from the Air Force, the long arm of the State of Israel, I am sending you a message." Israel Hayom and the Jerusalem Post report no concrete threat was identified, and Lapid and Eisenkot called it electioneering. DD Geopolitics posted it as Netanyahu announcing a false flag.
Statement 0:22 Trump: imagine Iran taking out a city with a nuclear weapon Trump remarks to reporters, Oval Office, September 28, 2026 · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 28
Trump argues that anyone relaxed about Iran getting a bomb should picture it destroying a city: "let them take out a city with a nuclear weapon... for all those stupid people that think it's okay." He calls the Iranian leadership "crazy" and says he tells them so. The poster's framing that Trump wants Iran to nuke the US misreads him; he is arguing against tolerating an Iranian weapon.
Statement 0:21 Trump: "Israel would be wiped out right now" without the war Trump remarks to reporters, Oval Office, September 28, 2026 · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 28
Trump says he "went to war" to stop what could have been one of the worst things to happen to the world: "Israel would be wiped out right now, there would be no Israel, there would be no Middle East, and then the rockets and the bombs would start coming our way, and Europe's way, and I stopped it." His justification for the war, in his own words, at the same Oval Office session as the other clips from that day.
Statement 0:12 Trump: inflation "going to be eradicated totally" once the war ends Trump remarks to reporters, Oval Office, September 28, 2026 · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 28
Trump says of "the worst inflation in history" that it is coming way down, and that as soon as "that war ends, inflation's going to be eradicated totally." He does not name the war in the clip, but it follows his Iran remarks in the same session, tying the price level to the end of the fighting.
Statement 1:25 Ex-deputy CENTCOM commander Harward and Rattansi clash over whether Iran was a threat Vice Adm. Robert Harward (ret.) with Afshin Rattansi · Going Underground (RT) · via Going Underground on X · Sep 28
Harward defends the war: Iran has been a threat for 30 or 40 years, "I watched friends die because of Iranians. I had the intelligence." Rattansi answers that the Director of National Intelligence said Iran was not building a nuclear weapon and that Rubio said the US acted because Israel was going to attack. A contest between a former senior commander and a host with a settled view, on a state-funded network.
Statement 0:34 Rattansi to Harward: the US backed Saddam as he used chemical weapons on Iran Afshin Rattansi and guest · Going Underground (RT) · via Afshin Rattansi on X · Sep 28
Rattansi says the US supported Saddam Hussein and "gave them chemical weapons to target Iran," so Iran may look to Saddam's sponsor; the guest replies that this was three or four decades ago. The declassified CIA files behind the claim, reported by Foreign Policy in 2013, document US intelligence support for Iraq's targeting while Washington knew chemical weapons would be used; they do not show the US supplying the weapons.
Protest 0:19 Crowds with flags at the entrance to Najaf airport over the halt to Iranian flights Naya watermark · via DD Geopolitics on X · Sep 28
A crowd with yellow and Iraqi flags outside the Najaf International Airport building, then men pushing forward past a line of security vehicles. Najaf and three other Iraqi airports suspended Iranian flights on September 25, enforcing new US aviation sanctions, and Al Jazeera reported protests outside the airport before flights resumed on the 28th. The posters said protesters "stormed" the entrance; the footage shows a crowd at the gates and some jostling, and no report found confirms a breach.
Official briefing 0:20 USS George Washington runs flight operations in the Arabian Sea US Central Command · Sep 28
CENTCOM's own release: an F-35C taxies across the deck and jets launch from the carrier George Washington (CVN 73) in the Arabian Sea. Posted September 28, a routine show of the carrier presence around the Iran blockade.
Statement 1:15 Rubio on the RAF Fairford arrests: "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor" Fox News, Hannity · via Eric Daugherty on X · Sep 28
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, live on Hannity, on the five men arrested near RAF Fairford over the weekend: "what happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a very serious situation. It's one that clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor. I won't get into great detail about that yet." He thanks the British authorities, acknowledges that some of the suspects have been released on bail, and points to Iran as a state that has openly threatened American interests, promising repercussions for any attempt. Fox cuts to footage of police at the base perimeter while he speaks. He offers no evidence on air, saying more will come out in the days ahead.
On the ground 1:35 Iran's National Orchestra opens Iranian Culture Week at the Bolshoi Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 28
Phone footage from the audience at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre: the National Orchestra of Iran, under conductor Homayoun Rahimian, plays in front of screens showing Persian tilework and Persepolis, with a Russian-language title card for one piece. The concert opened Iran's Cultural Week in Russia on September 28, attended by both countries' culture ministers (Tehran Times); the week runs to October 5. Filmed by Jackson Hinkle, who was in the audience.
Statement 0:40 Araghchi: Iran is "fully prepared" even for "a doomsday war" Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi · TV interview · via Iran News 24 on X · Sep 27
Araghchi says Iran is "fully prepared for the war to be resumed... even if it comes to a doomsday war," while saying Iran remains ready for diplomacy and it is "up to President Trump to choose." Given after Trump reportedly rejected an Iranian ceasefire/Hormuz proposal. Companion clip: araghchi-seven-day-hormuz-plan.
Statement 0:26 Araghchi lays out a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi · TV interview · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 27
Araghchi describes a plan submitted to Washington via Qatari mediation: certain steps within four or five days, the Strait of Hormuz reopening on day six, talks resuming on day seven. From the same interview as araghchi-doomsday-war-warning.
News 1:06 Iran announces seizing a second US Navy underwater drone IRGC Navy · Strait of Hormuz · via Iran Observer on X · Sep 27
Iran's IRGC Navy announced seizing a US-linked REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz, which it says follows an earlier capture of an Anduril Dive-LD drone this month. Washington has not confirmed or denied this second seizure; Iran's identification of the device and its account of the incident rest on IRGC statements and footage alone.
Statement 1:07 Bessent: Iran's last oil deliveries to China are two weeks away Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent · Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures with Larry Kudlow" · via Megatron on X · Sep 27
Bessent says Iran will complete its final oil deliveries to China within about two weeks and then have "nothing left to trade," dismissing Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days as posturing under pressure. Aired after Trump rejected Iran's ceasefire/Hormuz proposal as "overplayed."
Statement 2:04 Trita Parsi: China could be the diplomatic wildcard on Iran Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute · TV interview · via Trita Parsi on X · Sep 27
Parsi argues intervening diplomatically goes against Chinese instinct, but a third, more devastating round of US-Iran war would produce economic shocks China can no longer insulate itself from, which could push Beijing to intervene in a way Washington may not welcome. Ties to a reported follow-up Trump-Xi meeting in November.
Statement 1:52 Trita Parsi on Pahlavi: sanctions, then an uprising he watched from Washington Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute · TV interview · via Trita Parsi on X · Sep 27
Parsi criticizes Reza Pahlavi for pushing sanctions that deepened Iranians' hardship, then calling for an uprising while "sitting safely in a Washington suburb." He argues change has to come from within Iran, proposing hundreds of millions in frozen Iranian funds be redirected to support internal opposition at no cost to US taxpayers.
Statement 0:58 Pezeshkian: Israel "may have carried out" the Saudi pipeline attack Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · Al Jazeera Persian interview · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 26
Pezeshkian denies Iranian or Houthi involvement in the September 10-11, 2026 drone attack that forced Saudi Arabia to shut down its East-West Crude Oil Pipeline, suggesting Israel staged it "to inflame tensions." No group has been independently confirmed responsible; this is Iran's stated position, not an established fact. Companion clip: pezeshkian-saudi-pipeline-false-flag-2.
Statement 0:31 Pezeshkian on the Saudi pipeline attack, continued Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · Al Jazeera Persian interview · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 26
Continuation of the same Al Jazeera Persian interview as pezeshkian-saudi-pipeline-false-flag-1, on the same disputed pipeline attack.
Statement 0:43 Pezeshkian: Iran held up its end of a prisoner swap, the US did not Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · interview · via Megatron on X · Sep 26
Pezeshkian says Iran released US-held prisoners expecting roughly $6 billion in frozen Iranian oil funds, routed through South Korea and Qatar, to follow, and that the US did not follow through. The underlying funds dispute is real and has run since a 2023 prisoner exchange; access was blocked again after October 7, 2023 and remains a live grievance in 2026 ceasefire talks.
Statement 0:39 Pezeshkian to CBS: developing nuclear weapons is "haram" Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · CBS "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 25
Pezeshkian denies Iran ever sought nuclear weapons: "developing nuclear weapons is haram, from a standpoint of belief, not from a legal perspective," citing a fatwa from "the martyred" Ali Khamenei, killed in the February 2026 strike, banning nuclear weapons on religious grounds.
On the ground 0:18 Fuel tanker convoys cross from Syria into Iraq amid the Hormuz crisis Al-Tanf border crossing · via Alertageo on X · Sep 25
Convoys of tanker trucks cross from Syria into Iraq to relieve a fuel crunch as the war disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipping; reporting describes convoys rerouting oil and fuel overland through Syria and Jordan. The bookmark's "Iranian blockade" framing simplifies a broader disruption (mining, attacks on shipping, and the East-West pipeline shutdown), not a clean unilateral Iranian blockade.
News 0:10 US tankers and C-17s tracked moving toward the Middle East Flightradar24 · via The Hormuz Report on X · Sep 24
A live Flightradar24 capture, dated September 24, 2026 on screen, shows strategic tanker and C-17 transport traffic clustered over the eastern Mediterranean and Gulf as the US builds out an air bridge amid Iran tensions.
Statement 0:33 Netanyahu at the UN: Iran's "evil regime will fall" Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu · UN General Assembly · via Rabbi Jeff on X · Sep 24
Netanyahu predicts Iranian regime change: "it's only a matter of time that in Iran, something incredible will happen. The power of the people will overcome the people in power." Widely reported as part of the same address (Times of Israel, Breitbart, Jerusalem Post). The clip was bookmarked under a "false flag incoming" framing; no reporting found supports that characterization, so it is dropped here.
News 0:27 Danon hands an Iranian diplomat a Starlink terminal on the UN floor Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon · UN General Assembly floor · via Miguel Ruiz Calvo on X · Sep 24
Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon offers a Starlink terminal to an Iranian mission diplomat, telling him "you want to take it and deliver it back to Tehran... it can be very useful for you," framing it as helping Iranians "get their freedom" and predicting regime change (Times of Israel, JNS, Israel National News). The diplomat did not accept it.
Statement 0:30 Iran's reply to Netanyahu at the UN: "a platform for war criminals" Nasser Asadi, Third Counselor, Iran's UN Mission (right of reply) · UN General Assembly · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 24
Delivering Iran's right of reply to Netanyahu's address, Asadi says "the UN was founded to preserve peace and uphold justice, not to serve as a platform for war criminals," asking how someone facing international proceedings for war crimes and genocide can address the assembly rather than "the dock of a court of law."
News 0:08 Trump on discussing the Iran war with Xi: "I think we're gonna do great" President Trump · National Archives, during Xi Jinping's state visit · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 24
Asked by a reporter whether he discussed the Iran war with Xi during the state visit, Trump replies: "We did. I think we're gonna do great." A separate reporter question about China's intelligence-sharing with Iran went unanswered.
News 3:30 The tally on US drone and aircraft losses over Iran Mario Nawfal on X · Sep 23
A recap compiling the Pentagon inspector general, the US budget office and open-source trackers: roughly a quarter of the US Reaper drone fleet lost over Iran (47 aircraft, ~$4 billion), plus three F-15E Strike Eagles. Includes stock imagery of the aircraft types alongside genuine gun-camera/UAV footage; the figures are the poster's tally, not independently verified here.
Statement 0:06 Pezeshkian at the UN: "the nuclear weapon is in Israel, but the inspectors are in Iran" Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · UN General Assembly · via Megatron on X · Sep 23
Pezeshkian's UN General Assembly line contrasting international inspection of Iran's nuclear program with Israel's own undeclared arsenal, which is not subject to IAEA inspection.
Statement 1:14 NATO's Rutte: Epic Fury needed Europe as "a power projection platform" NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte · Council on Foreign Relations · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Asked to make the case for NATO, Rutte cites deterring Russia, North Korea, China and Iran, then says "you could argue it would have been impossible to do Epic Fury without having Europe as a power projection platform for the United States" — citing 5,000-plus planes that had taken off from European bases in support of the operation since February 28, per Ankara Summit figures.
Official briefing 0:44 China's Foreign Ministry: we'll keep accommodating Iranian flights Chinese Foreign Ministry press briefing · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Asked by AFP whether China will keep receiving flights from Tehran despite a US threat to punish countries that allow it, the ministry spokesperson says China "firmly opposes illicit unilateral sanctions without basis in international law and lacking a mandate from the UN Security Council."
On the ground 0:36 Pezeshkian gifts the Swiss president a book of images of US strikes on Iran Sideline footage, UN General Assembly week · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Iranian President Pezeshkian and delegation present a large photo book, reported to contain images of US strikes on civilian targets in Iran, to a Swiss official on the sidelines of UN General Assembly week.
Statement 1:04 Pezeshkian at the UN: "Iran has not attacked any country for 200 years" Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · UN General Assembly (Urdu feed) · via Tehran Times on X · Sep 23
Pezeshkian tells the UN General Assembly "Iran has not attacked any country for 200 years, yet we are accused of being terrorists. We seek power to defend ourselves" — from the same UN address as pezeshkian-nuclear-weapon-in-israel-un.
Statement 0:24 Pezeshkian at the UN: Haniyeh assassinated "on the day of my inauguration" Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · UN General Assembly · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Pezeshkian tells the General Assembly Israel "assassinated Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on the day of my inauguration" and says over 80,000 civilians have been killed in Gaza, calling it genocide. From the same address as pezeshkian-un-instability-accusation and the already-published pezeshkian-iran-200-years-no-attack.
Statement 0:27 Pezeshkian at the UN: "are we the sources of instability?" Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian · UN General Assembly · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Pezeshkian argues Israel is "committing genocide by using the so-called technologies that they have at their disposal, then they label others as terrorists," asking "are we the sources of instability?" From the same address as pezeshkian-un-genocide-haniyeh.
Statement 0:57 Bessent on Iran: "they're going to yell uncle" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent · Fox News "Special Report" · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 23
Bessent says the US is cutting off Iran's "financial oxygen" and predicts "a week, a month or two months" before "they're going to yell uncle," laying out three possible outcomes: the regime turns on itself, a popular uprising, or Iran sticks to a deal this time.
Statement 0:16 Rubio: the US will always stand with Saudi Arabia Secretary of State Marco Rubio · Fox & Friends · Sep 22
On the US-Saudi defense agreement amid the Yemen fighting: "We intend to live up to our commitments on it... if it comes down to it, the United States will always stand with Saudi Arabia."
Statement 0:29 Araghchi: some countries think they can ignore international law Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi · IRNA, AP footage · Sep 22
Doorstep remarks during UN General Assembly week, English subtitles burned in by the source: "A number of countries consider themselves entitled to do whatever they want and do not give importance to any international institution, any international law."
Statement 3:14 Araghchi: raising the Minab schoolgirls at the UN Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi · IRNA doorstep interview · Sep 22
A longer IRNA doorstep interview (English subtitles burned in) in which Araghchi says he will put the Minab schoolgirls "front and center" at the UN. The reference is to the February 28, 2026 US-Israeli strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan province, which killed more than 150 people, mostly schoolgirls (Al Jazeera, UN News).
Statement 0:18 Trump at the UN: Iran refused our offer President Trump · UN General Assembly · Sep 22
"Upon taking office last year, I immediately opened negotiations with Iran and offered them full economic cooperation in exchange for ending their nuclear program and support for terror. But they refused. They absolutely refused. That was a big mistake." From Trump's UN General Assembly address.
Statement 0:25 Trump at the UN: escorting oil out of Hormuz President Trump · UN General Assembly · Sep 22
"The United States Navy has recently escorted more than one billion barrels of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz, and more oil is flowing than at any point since the start of the war. We're taking 22, 25, 30, 32, and 37 ships out... every single day, every single night." From the same UN General Assembly address as the Iran-negotiations clip.
Statement 0:28 Trump at the UN: Iran "slaughtered over 72,000 of its citizens" President Trump · UN General Assembly · Sep 22
From the same UN General Assembly address: "The same regime slaughtered over 72,000 of its citizens this year. Recently, 10,000 were killed for protesting." NUMBER CHECK: no independent count supports this. HRANA's running tally sat around 7,000 documented deaths; the highest disputed extrapolation, from an Iranian doctors' network, reached roughly 30,000. Trump used a different inflated figure (32,000) in his 2026 State of the Union. No outlet or NGO count reaches 72,000, or a discrete 10,000 killed "for protesting."
Statement 0:36 Trump on a three-hour Iran meeting: "potential greatness, or obliteration" President Trump · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 22
Trump tells reporters he held a three-hour meeting related to Iran that ended an hour earlier, calling it "very good" and framing the choice ahead in his familiar binary: "potential greatness, or obliteration."
News 0:35 Iran's Araghchi arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly RT on X · Sep 21
RT's own footage of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arriving by motorcade in New York City ahead of the UN General Assembly, stepping out of his vehicle under security escort. Straightforward arrival b-roll; no statement is made on camera in this clip.
Statement 0:32 Vance on gas prices: "the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping" LiveNow from Fox · Sep 21
Vice President Vance, taking questions on the tarmac ahead of a North Carolina midterm rally (on-screen chyron: "Vice President Vance Takes Questions Ahead of NC Departure"), on why gas prices remain high: "the Iranians are terrorizing international shipping," so the administration is working to bring prices down while encouraging states to offer gas-tax relief. Confirmed same-day by multiple outlets (Fox Business, the Jerusalem Post): remarks made September 21 at Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro; Iran had resumed firing on vessels shortly after committing to stop.
Strike 0:15 Explosions heard in Riyadh for the first time in this war via Megatron on X · Sep 19
A rooftop night view over Riyadh, someone reacting "whoa" off-camera; no detonation is visible in this excerpt. Confirmed independently (Malay Mail, The Week): two blasts were heard in the Saudi capital around 3am local time on September 19 after a "hostile aerial threat" alert, the first time Riyadh itself has been affected since Yemen's civil war reignited in July; Saudi Civil Defence lifted the alert about 30 minutes later. The poster's "Yemen has bombed Riyadh" framing overstates what is confirmed — reporting describes explosions heard and an air-raid alert, not a confirmed impact inside the city.
Official briefing 1:53 CENTCOM commander: 1 billion barrels moved through Hormuz, "Iran has exported zero" U.S. Central Command on X · Sep 19
Admiral Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, in an official filmed update over carrier flight-deck footage: US-escorted forces have supported more than 1 billion barrels of crude leaving the Gulf and over 2,000 commercial ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months, primary transit lanes are clear of mines, and "Iran has exported zero barrels thanks to our ironclad blockade." Says traffic volume the past two weeks is the highest since the war began, and describes work with GCC partners on air defense and a new anti-drone coalition unit. Independently confirmed the same day by JNS, Fortune, Al Arabiya and others reporting the same figures from this release; the underlying claims (blockade effectiveness, zero Iranian exports) are CENTCOM's own characterization, not independently audited.
Strike 0:21 Riyadh airport fuel depot ablaze after a Houthi missile strike via Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 19
Street-level daylight footage: a towering black smoke column over King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, bystanders in thobes and casual dress watching. Independently confirmed (Reuters, ABC News, CNBC, NBC, Washington Post, France 24): a large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot near the airport on September 19, hours before the Houthis claimed missile and drone strikes on "sensitive sites" in Riyadh and an Aramco facility at Yanbu; Saudi Arabia confirmed its air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile aimed at the capital, the first targeting of Riyadh itself in this war. Companion piece to riyadh-explosions-hostile-aerial-threat (the overnight footage from the same event).
Statement 0:21 Gorka: gas prices don't matter next to "dealing death" to America's enemies The Klavan Theory Show, via AF Post on X · Sep 18
Sebastian Gorka, senior Trump administration official, on The Klavan Theory Show (on-screen watermark "Klavan"): "I don't really care about the price of gas because the price of gas will be cheap when we win, which will be soon. And it's not about the midterms. It's about dealing death to those who wish to kill Americans. If you think that's less important than the price of gas, you're not an American, end of story." Comes as gas and diesel prices hit multi-month highs heading into the midterms, widely reported (Washington Post, NBC, Bloomberg) as a political liability tied to the Iran war's effect on oil markets.
Statement 2:35 Lukashenko, to a Belarusian youth forum: the world is being "redrawn before your eyes" "Pool of the First" (Lukashenko's official press pool), via COMBATE on X · Sep 18
At an assembly a "БРСМ" banner in the crowd identifies as the Belarusian state youth league, Lukashenko lists what he casts as unjustified US pressure on sovereign states: Canada, "a large country to the north of the United States," which he says Washington dreams of turning into "another state, the 51st," and Venezuela, before invoking the ~30 million Soviet dead of the "Great Patriotic War" and saying "today the redistribution of the world is happening before your eyes." The poster captioned this as "Lukashenko on Iran," quoting a line not found in this clip's excerpt; that specific remark could not be verified against the footage, so the Iran framing is carried as the poster's characterization only. Provenance (his official press-pool watermark) is solid; the exact event and date beyond today's repost are not independently confirmed.
Statement 0:43 Abdul-Malik al-Houthi: “its project is Zionist, American, British and Israeli” Al-Masirah, via COMBATE |🇵🇷 on X · Sep 17
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, in one of his recurring televised addresses, accuses the "Saudi enemy" of being "comfortable torturing and oppressing" the Yemeni people so it "can subjugate them and take direct control," and says the project behind it "is Zionist, American, British and Israeli." Burned-in English and Spanish subtitles carry the quotes; his accusation is his own framing, not independently verified. The recirculated clip carries no on-screen date, so none is set here, but it lands amid his escalating September rhetoric toward Riyadh as Ansarallah pushes into Taiz.
Strike 2:59 Houthi Military Media on the downed Saudi F-15 Houthi Military Media (Al-Masirah watermark), via Lord Bebo on X · Sep 16
The Houthi Military Media release after Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree said air defenses shot down a Saudi F-15 over Marib province on September 16 with a locally made missile (AFP, Reuters, i24NEWS); Saudi Arabia has not confirmed it, and if verified it would be the first documented Houthi shootdown of a Saudi jet. The cut splices what is presented as the missile-lock sequence, the burning crash site at night, and fighters posing on the wreckage by daylight (Saudi roundel visible on the tail) while chanting the movement's standard slogan against Israel and the Jews. Carried as the Houthis' own account of the event, not as neutral reporting. A second, shorter repost of the same crash-site footage (via Iran Observer) was left out as a duplicate cut of this fuller release. Pairs with the wreckage photo published the same day.
Statement 0:15 Massie moves to impeach Hegseth over the Iran war CNN "The Lead," via Power to the People on X · Sep 16
Rep. Thomas Massie tells CNN he filed an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Hegseth over the Iran war without warning House leadership, "because when they found out I was doing the Epstein Discharge Petition they canceled two weeks of Congress" and he expected the same or worse this time. The on-screen chyron reads "Rep. Massie Moves to Impeach Secy. Hegseth Over Iran War." Follow-on to the Republican Jewish Coalition's Norm Coleman boasting the group "played the lead role in taking out" Massie and his own Brownstone Institute remarks on the war and the debt.
On the ground 1:18 Houthi footage of pickups racing across a desert and mortar fire, posted as fighting with Saudi mercenary forces Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 16
Seventy-eight seconds of handheld, vehicle-mounted video under a Houthi media logo: pickups kicking up dust across flat desert, a wing-mirror view of a pursuit, and a closing shot of smoke and a truck beside what looks like a launcher. Posted on 16 September as intense fighting between Houthi forces and Saudi mercenary forces; the frames show vehicles moving and a little smoke, and the place is not shown.
Statement 1:54 Pezeshkian, on Washington cutting off “water and bread” IRNA, translated by @RyanRozbian on X, via Jackson Hinkle · Sep 15
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, at an IRNA-branded podium, tells an audience Washington “dislikes” Iran and “commits terror” and demands to know why it is cutting off “water and bread.” Jackson Hinkle’s repost frames it as Pezeshkian telling Trump to “fight like a man.” The burned-in English subtitles are a third-party translator’s (@RyanRozbian), not Ruins Report’s, and are not independently verified word for word.
Statement 0:37 Merz on the Houthis: energy markets, and now Germany, feeling it Phoenix (German public broadcaster) live feed, via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 15
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, live on Phoenix at a Berlin press appearance with Iraq’s prime minister, on the Houthis: they “now control strategic positions around Bab al-Mandab” and are “attacking energy facilities in Saudi Arabia,” which is “further worsening the situation on the energy markets” and hitting Germany too. The international community, he says, cannot allow the Houthis to hold Red Sea shipping hostage. English subtitles burned in live by the broadcast.
Combat footage 2:39 Desert clash footage: repelling “the largest advance” Yemeni military-media release (watermarked), via Yaman Military on X · Sep 15
Desert clash footage, watermarked as a Yemeni military-media release: distant vehicles and airbursts, a fighter positioned beside an armored vehicle, ending on a burnt-out technical. The poster captions it as the moment of “breaking and repelling the largest advance” by Saudi-backed forces. No independent source was found to confirm the “largest” framing or the exact location, but it is consistent with this week’s wider reporting of Houthi gains against the coastal offensive.
Statement 1:04 Trump: the war ends right after the election Trump press gaggle, via Eric Daugherty on X · Sep 14
Trump takes questions beside Marine One and says the war will end immediately after the election because Iran cannot hold out any longer, that Tehran is desperate to affect the vote, and that what is on the table now goes well beyond the nuclear file, which he puts at 99.9 percent. Asked whether he still hopes for a nuclear deal after Secretary Wright said one might be off the table, he answers that he originally wanted a deal but they are too far down the line and Iran has very little country left. The edit overlays Trump’s Truth Social post of September 14 saying the failing nation of Iran wants to make a deal quickly and badly and that he will determine whether the United States engages. The post is dated; the gaggle footage carries no date of its own, and the reposter’s line that Iran called him begging appears in neither.
Statement 0:38 Vance: the US is in direct talks with the Houthis Newsmax2, via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 14
Asked on a Kansas City tarmac about the Houthi seizure of Perim island and the Red Sea, Vance says the administration is keeping close tabs on it, has been in constant contact with the Emiratis, the Saudis and others affected in the region, and has also been engaged in direct conversations with the Houthis themselves. He calls it fluid and dynamic and says Washington is on top of the situation. The Newsmax chyron underneath is advertising a different subject from the same gaggle.
Statement 0:23 Marandi: “Al-Qaeda was created by your regime” Seyed Mohammad Marandi in a televised debate, via Iran Observer on X · Sep 13
Tehran University professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a frequent voice for the Iranian government on Western television, turns the terrorism charge back on his host: ISIS and al-Qaeda, he says, were created by your regime, and the head of al-Qaeda went to the White House, the same organization you tell us carried out 9/11, so how are we supposed to work out who is a terrorist by your standards. The reference is to Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qaeda commander who became Syria’s president and was received at the White House. A recirculating debate clip; Iran Observer added the Persian subtitles.
On the ground 0:35 THAAD interceptor seeker found in the desert via Clash Report on X · Sep 13
A metallic missile section lying in reddish desert beside a pickup on open ground, its seeker window and internal optics exposed. OSINT accounts including Clash Report identify it as the infrared seeker of a THAAD interceptor, the kill vehicle’s eye and one of the most sensitive parts of the US missile-defense system, found relatively intact. Reporting in mid-September placed the find in the desert near the Jordan-Syria frontier, physical wreckage from the THAAD batteries firing to knock down Iranian ballistic missiles over the region.
Statement 0:28 “Bravo,” the airman shot down over Iran, on the faith that got him through 60 Minutes (CBS), via @60Minutes on X · Sep 13
The weapons-systems officer known only by his mission call sign Bravo, on 60 Minutes: “I don’t have this story without faith… faith is the backstop of all of my actions.” His F-15E was shot down over Iran in April 2026; he survived roughly 50 hours evading capture with a broken back, arm and shoulder before rescue. A rare mainstream, on-the-record account from the American side of the air war, verified against CBS News, CNN and NBC’s own coverage of the same interview.
On the ground 0:16 Houthi-aligned tribesmen march toward Marib via Sprinter Press on X · Sep 13
A dense column of armed tribesmen marches down a highway, filmed from a passing vehicle. Matches independent reporting (AajTak, Al Jazeera) of Houthi-aligned tribes mobilizing toward Marib, the last major anti-Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen, in armed convoys in the days around September 13.
Statement 0:15 Trump: "the Trump Strait, I call it" Republican midterm convention, Dallas, via Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 9
Fourth clip off the Dallas convention stage. Trump says Iran is “folding all over the place” and that the United States controls the strait, “the Trump Strait, I call it,” repeating the renaming he first floated on Truth Social on September 2. The reposter labelled it NEW on September 11, but the Dallas 2026 bug in the corner and the presidential seal backdrop match the September 9 speech. Iran was restricting transit through Hormuz at the time and has called the control claim a lie.
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On the ground 2:29 Iranian state TV airs footage of a security raid in Sistan-Baluchestan IRIB News (Iranian state TV) · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Sep 7
An IRIB News montage of an operation Iran says dismantled a Mossad-linked armed group in Sistan and Baluchestan: raids on houses, blurred detainees, and tables of seized pistols, rifles, RPG rounds and ammunition. One brief, blurred shot appears to show a body. Set to music with no narration; the on-screen captions are Tehran’s framing, and the Mossad link is Iran’s claim, not verified here.
Statement 1:02 Ghalibaf: the era of proportionate responses is over Iranian parliament · Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf · via Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 6
Iran’s parliament speaker, in olive fatigues at the rostrum, tells the chamber the Americans should have realised the era of proportionate responses is over. If they have not grasped that the rules of the game have changed, he says, then from here on any strike in defence of Iran’s interests and security will be heavier and more painful. Delivered on September 6, after the exchange of strikes around Hormuz. English subtitles added by the reposter.
Statement 4:00 Joe Kent: whose interest is the Iran war serving? Joe Kent · Team America First panel, via Mario Nawfal on X · Sep 5
On a Team America First panel, Joe Kent presses the question the Iran-war debates tend to dodge: whose interest the campaign actually serves, America’s or Israel’s.
Strike 1:38 Iran releases targeting footage of strikes on tankers in Hormuz Iranian-released footage · via Jackson Hinkle on X · Sep 5
Infrared and daylight targeting footage, released by Iran according to the poster, showing crosshairs settling on tankers and a strike on a vessel described as violating Iran’s rules for the Strait. No casualties visible. Iran’s side of the tanker exchange the analysts we track say Washington cannot stop.
Statement 6:31 Dave Smith and Dershowitz clash over Iran Dave Smith & Alan Dershowitz · Mario Nawfal on X · Sep 3
On Mario Nawfal’s show, the comedian and foreign-policy critic Dave Smith confronts Alan Dershowitz over the drive to topple Iran’s government, charging that Washington has bankrupted the country and is playing with millions of lives for a regime-change war it was pushed into.
Statement 0:50 Netanyahu: "I’ve been dealing with Iran for close to 40 years" Benjamin Netanyahu · Israeli TV interview · via Clash Report on X · Aug 30
In a special Israeli TV interview, Netanyahu describes a near-40-year effort to turn Israel’s security establishment, and then the United States, toward confronting Iran directly. The architect’s own account of how this war came about.
News 1:34 MS NOW: US troops say they were ordered to break international law MS NOW · via Sulaiman Ahmed on X · Aug 29
A reporter relays a rise in service members seeking conscientious-objector status, and accounts from troops who say they were ordered to strike civilian infrastructure in the Iran war (Operation Epic Fury) and in the Caribbean boat strikes (Operation Southern Spear), which they argue violate the Geneva Conventions.
On the ground 0:20 Iran’s Basij small boats mobilize in the Gulf The Hormuz Letter on X · Aug 28
Small boats crewed by Basij forces, under IRGC command, put to sea in the Gulf near Hormuz.
News 2:09 CNN: Iran threatens Ukraine over a Caspian Sea attack CNN · via HOT SPOT on X · Jul 30
A CNN segment on Ukraine striking vessels in the Caspian Sea that Kiev says carried military material between Iran and Russia. Iran says a civilian cargo ship was hit and a crew member killed. The accounts differ, and the strike ties the two theatres together.
Statement 1:31 Gillibrand: $1.5 trillion for a war Trump said he already won CNN, via GBC on X · Jul 21
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at a hearing on the administration’s war funding request, putting it to the witnesses that an unpopular and unauthorized war abroad ranks above Americans being able to feed their families. The answer she gets is that the cost of a nuclear Iran justifies the supplemental and the next-generation capabilities it buys. She turns it back on Defense Secretary Hegseth: $1.5 trillion for a war the President said he had already won, unlimited money for bombs and not enough for health care, food, housing and farmers, with SNAP cut. The CNN chyron puts the request in front of the committee at $87 billion; the $1.5 trillion is her own figure for the wider bill. The video was first uploaded to X on July 21, so this is recirculated hearing footage rather than the September 14 news its repost is labelled as.
Statement 0:32 Medvedev on Iranian state TV: Hormuz as Iran's deterrent Iran Observer on X (SNN, Iranian state TV) · Jul 4
Dmitry Medvedev in an interview carried by Iran's SNN, with Persian captions: Iran has shown its strength and answered U.S. threats without nuclear weapons by using other means of deterrence, with the Strait of Hormuz first among them. Iran Observer posted it on October 3 as "just in", but TASS and Al Jazeera reported the same Hormuz remarks on July 4, when Medvedev said Iran had found a weapon "no less powerful" than a nuclear one, so this is a recirculated July interview, dated here to July 4.
Statement 0:18 Hegseth, recirculated: Europe should stop talking and "get in a boat" for Hormuz Pentagon press briefing, via Glenn Diesen on X · Apr 24
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE, NOT A FRESH REMARK: Defense Secretary Hegseth, at a Pentagon podium, "We're not counting on Europe, but they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do... might want to start doing less talking and having less fancy conferences in Europe and getting a boat. This is much more their fight than ours." The quote is real but dates to an April 24, 2026 press briefing (Fulton Sun, Spokesman), where he accused Europe and Asia of "freeriding" on Hormuz security. Glenn Diesen posted it September 19 captioned "After successfully outsourcing the Ukraine proxy war to Europe, Hegseth...", framing it as commentary on current events; dated here to the original briefing.
Strike 0:48 Night-sky streaks and a scatter of points, posted as an Iranian cluster missile bursting apart over Israel RT on X (via @talhagin footage) · Mar 24
Forty-eight seconds under a @talhagin watermark: a shaky street shot, then a dark sky crossed by long light trails with a ring of small bright points drifting beneath them. RT's post says it is new footage of an Iranian cluster missile breaking apart directly overhead near Tel Aviv, filmed on March 24. The clip shows no location or date, so both are RT's account.
Statement 1:54 Oman's foreign minister the day before the war: Iran offered "zero stockpiling" Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi · CBS Face the Nation · via Afshin Rattansi on X · Feb 27
RECIRCULATED on the war's seven-month mark: in the CBS interview, given the day before the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Albusaidi, speaking as a mediator, says Iran had agreed to "zero stockpiling" of enriched material, which "makes the enrichment argument less relevant," with full IAEA verification. It is the Omani account of the talks; neither Washington nor Tehran confirmed the terms in the reporting found.
Statement 0:46 Al-Houthi mocks the Saudi king’s dance for Trump (2018) Ansarallah broadcast (Ramadan 1439), via Daily Iran News on X · Jun 2018
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, in a Ramadan lecture, works over Trump’s line about milking Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh visit that produced it, mocking the Saudi king for making himself get up and dance for Trump and for looking at him the way he did. English subtitles are burned in by a third party. The broadcast logo dates the series to Ramadan 1439, mid-2018, so this is an eight-year-old speech recirculated on September 14 without a date, not current comment on the war.
