{"id":311192,"date":"2026-03-09T15:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=311192"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:13:31","slug":"viral-clip-of-army-chief-upendra-dwivedi-admitting-india-gave-away-iranian-ships-location-is-a-deepfake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-clip-of-army-chief-upendra-dwivedi-admitting-india-gave-away-iranian-ships-location-is-a-deepfake\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral clip of Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi \u2018admitting\u2019 India gave away Iranian ship’s location is a deepfake"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 57-second video of India\u2019s Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi<\/span><\/span> is viral on social media. Users are sharing the clip with the claim that Dwivedi \u201cadmitted\u201d that India had \u201cbetrayed\u201d Iran by sharing the location of an Iranian naval ship with Israel.<\/p>\n

The video is circulating amid the ongoing war in West Asia with United States<\/span><\/span> and Israel<\/span><\/span> on one side and Iran<\/span><\/span> on the other. On March 4, the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena <\/span><\/span>\u2014 which was stationed in the Indian Ocean with around 130 personnel on board after participating in a naval event in Visakhapatnam \u2014 was reportedly torpedoed by a US submarine<\/a> near the southern coast of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0The warship was returning to Iran after taking part in the multinational naval exercise<\/a> hosted by India.<\/p>\n

In the viral video, the COAS says, \u201cWe are closely monitoring the situation in Iran. Israel is our close ally. The Iranian naval ship being sunk is indeed unfortunate, but it was done in international waters. As long as the Iranian ship remained in Indian waters, they remained protected, but when they crossed into international waters, as Israeli strategic allies, it was our duty to inform Israel of their exact location as a part of our newer strategic deal. So, you’re wrong to assume that Iranian naval ships were destroyed within Indian territory. What Israel does in international waters is their business. We can provide Israel with location or intelligence, but we had no part in the Israeli and US joint torpedo attack. They did their business; it is Iran’s war, and India has nothing to do with it. Our focus remains on Pakistan, and Israel will help us achieve that goal. We remain grateful to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for helping us seek permission to import Russian fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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X page GPX (@GPX_Press) posted the viral video on March 9, claiming, “India confesses it BETRAYED Iran by leaking the location of an Iranian ship to Israel, leading to its total destruction!…”<\/p>\n

The post has received more than 43,500 views and has been reshared over 400 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Another X page geopol\u2022pt (@GeopolPt) also shared the viral clip on March 9, claiming the same. The post has received over 32,000 views and has been reshared over 100 times.<\/p>\n

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Several other users posted the viral clip claiming that India had “betrayed” Iran by sharing the Iranian naval ship’s location with Israel.<\/p>\n