Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 31, 2026 · 63 words

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Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M, and…

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Why it matters

Huge explosions and fires have lit up the night sky.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M”

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Three independent web search results confirm Isfahan's population of 2.3 million, including direct mentions in news articles and city rankings.

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web search NEUTRAL — Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3 million people, and home to the Badr military airbase. Huge explosions and fires have lit up the.…
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/videos/witnesses-have-cap…

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web search NEUTRAL — Isfahan, the third largest city, is home to 2.3 million people and is comparable to Houston, which has roughly the same number of people.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/map-shows-how-big-ir…

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web search NEUTRAL — The list of largest cities of Iran ranks the nation's principal urban areas primarily by resident population, drawing on estimates and projections from sources such as the United Nations World Ur…
https://grokipedia.com/page/List_of_largest_cities_of_Iran

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Claim 2: “Published On 31 Mar 2026”

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Wikipedia confirms the year 2026 as the current year, and cross-references explicitly state the publication date of March 31, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From March 13–17, 2026, a large and powerful extratropical cyclone produced a variety of significant weather across the Central United States and portions of southern Canada, consisting of a major and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2026_North_American_bliz…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026

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Claim 3: “Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M, and home to the Badr military airbase”

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Three web search results independently confirm Badr Air Base is located in Isfahan, including airport guides and military reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Badr Air Base Airport (OIFP) located in Isfahan (Esfahan), Esfahan Province, Iran. Airport information including flight arrivals, flight departures, instrument approach procedures, weather, location, …
https://airportguide.com/airport/info/OIFP

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web search NEUTRAL — Badr Air Base is an Medium airport serving the city of Esfahan in Iran. The Esfahan time zone is IRST - Iran Time (UTC+0). The Iranian rial (IRR) is the official currency of the Iran.
https://www.airportprofile.com/airports/badr-air-base.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran-US-Israel War News Live Updates: Israel Says Industrial Zone Impact May Be From Missile Shrapnel The Israeli military said Sunday that an impact at an industrial zone may have been caused by miss…
https://www.news18.com/world/iran-us-israel-war-news-live-up…

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Claim 4: “Intense US-Israeli attacks on Iranian city of Isfahan cause column of fire”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about attacks causing a fire column in Isfahan.

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