ALBAWABA - During the conflict between Israel and Iran last week, many social media accounts have been circulating a video allegedly showing a fight between an Israeli citizen and an Iranian in Australia.
The video, which has gained over 2 million views on X, was accompanied by the caption: "Location: Australia... A Zionist attacks an Iranian youth, but the surprise was a ballistic missile fired by the Iranian youth!"
In the clip, two men, one wearing a dark blue shirt [allegedly said to be an Israeli] trying to hit another man, wearing a white t-shirt and keep trying for a while, when all of a sudden, the other man [claimed to be Iranian in the caption] violently hits the other person and knocks him down to the floor.
Iranian and Israeli fight in a viral video, what's the truth?
An investigation conducted by CNN Arabic revealed that the clip has nothing to do with any altercation between an Iranian and an Israeli, adding that the description is misleading.
According to the CNN Arabia report, the fight in the clip carries no political or nationalist connotations.
The analysis revealed that the same video was posted on Instagram accounts dedicated to "street fights" on June 5, 2025, with a neutral caption that read: "An elderly man receives a strong slap from a young man."
The original video did not mention any connection to Iran, Israel, or Australia.
