{"id":310950,"date":"2026-03-05T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=310950"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:14:33","slug":"old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone strike on US embassy in Riyadh? Journalists, media outlets falsely share old video as fresh footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"236\">Amid rising tensions between Iran and the US\u2013Israel alliance, drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 3, 2026. The attack reportedly caused minor damage, and no casualties had been reported initally. Meanwhile, a video showing massive flames engulfing the side of a road is going viral on social media. Users claim it captures the aftermath of the alleged Iranian drone strike on the US Embassy in Riyadh that morning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"236\">Several journalists amplified the claim. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2f2CZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nabila Jamal<\/a>, executive editor of the TV9 Network, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/BKV5J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aditya Raj Kaul<\/a>, senior executive editor at NDTV, shared the video, describing it as visuals from the US embassy in Riyadh following the alleged Iranian drone strike. Kaul later deleted his post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8Two Iranian drones strike the US Embassy in Riyadh<\/p>\n<p>Saudi authorities claim its caused minor damage..Smoke seen rising over the Diplomatic Quarter<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump vows retaliation, signals possible \u201cboots on the ground\u201d after earlier ruling it out<\/p>\n<p>US missions in Kuwait\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HQ9cQXsysm\">pic.twitter.com\/HQ9cQXsysm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nabila Jamal (@nabilajamal_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nabilajamal_\/status\/2028692515336200309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"236\"><span dir=\"auto\">Major Indian media organizations like <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/igS9P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">The Times of India<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/e7Td0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Economic Times<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/rN4C3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">ABP News<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/8zb5u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">The Statesman<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> and Russian state media <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/F5bNa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Sputnik<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0also shared the viral video with the same claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-310950 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g3-2048x1664.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/g4-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4-1024x636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4-1536x954.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g4.jpg 2042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/g5-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-1024x760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/g5-2048x1520.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/9lUoF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Mario Navfal<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">, user &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2fh3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">@MOSSADil<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">&#8216;, Right-wing influencer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/UeRNd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Raushan Sinha<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\"> also shared the viral video with the same claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-310950 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/gg1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg1-797x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg1-797x1024.png 797w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg1-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg1-768x986.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg1.png 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/gg2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg2-711x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg2-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg2-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg2.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-has-been-shared-as-two-iranian-drones-strike-the-us-embassy-in-riyadh\/gg3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg3-795x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg3-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg3-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg3-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/gg3.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Fact Check<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"164\">We ran a reverse image search on Google and traced the viral clip to an Instagram reel posted on February 8, 2026, by a Saudi Arabia-based user, Imamuddin Ansari.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"293\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This establishes that the video predates the March 3 drone strike on the US Embassy in Riyadh and is unrelated to the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DUgZvXdiKPI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: 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However, evidence shows that it has been circulating online since at least February 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"360\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Despite this, several journalists, media outlets and social media users shared the old clip as visuals from the alleged drone attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh on the morning of March 3, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid rising tensions between Iran and the US\u2013Israel alliance, drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 3, 2026. The attack reportedly caused minor damage, and no casualties had been reported initally. Meanwhile, a video showing massive flames engulfing the side of a road is going viral on social media. 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