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Video. Videos show explosions after a series of strikes hits Isfahan in central Iran

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 74 words · By Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde
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Videos show explosions after a series of strikes hits Isfahan in central Iran Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: Massive explosions and thick plumes of smoke rose in Isfahan after a powerful wave of strikes hit…

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Videos show explosions after a series of strikes hits Isfahan in central Iran Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: Massive explosions and thick plumes of smoke rose in Isfahan after a powerful wave of strikes hit…

Why it matters

The attacks follow earlier US strikes in the same region that triggered a large fireball.

Common ground

Tehran retaliates with strikes on Gulf facilities and missile launches toward Israel.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Whataboutism: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/02/videos-show-explosions-after-a-series-…

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Whataboutism 60% confidence
Deflecting criticism by pointing to a different issue.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing whataboutism helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Massive explosions and thick plumes of smoke rose in Isfahan after a powerful wave of strikes hit central Iran on Wednesday”
CORROBORATED
EuroNews explicitly mentions massive explosions and smoke in Isfahan after Wednesday strikes. Web search results confirm strikes on Wednesday (Salam's mourning, Saudi-Trump call, US-Israel attack timeline). Wikipedia entries about the 2026 Iran war align with the event's timing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 2: “Videos show explosions after a series of strikes hits Isfahan in central Iran”
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Multiple independent sources confirm explosions in Isfahan following strikes: EuroNews directly reports the event, Iranian officials confirmed blasts near Isfahan, and Daily Record describes Israel strikes causing explosions there. Trump's video amplifies the event's visibility.
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web search NEUTRAL — Followingthestrike, horrifying photos showed plumes of smoke rising into the air as the targeted facilities erupted into flames. Isfahanis home to a major airbase for Iran's military.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/israel-stri…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric and messaging around America’s military campaign against Iran, highlighting the scale ofstrikescarried...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96E_-Pytsw
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web search NEUTRAL — Before the U.SstrikesonEsfahan, Natanz and Fordow, @Maxar satellite images showed a possible increase in logistics at Fordow - 16 trucks gathered on 19- 20 June with heavy machinery near the entrance …
https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2025/22-june-03-iranian-offici…
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Claim 3: “The attacks follow earlier US strikes in the same region that triggered a large fireball”
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EuroNews is the only source directly linking US strikes to a fireball in Isfahan. Other web results mention unrelated meteor fireballs or strikes in Minab without fireball references.
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web search NEUTRAL — Afireballmeteor crossed sixstatesover the northeast on Tuesday April 7 at 30000 miles per hour before breaking apart above New Jersey. Here is what NASA confirmed.
https://artvoice.com/2026/04/09/fireball-meteor-over-northea…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Feb. 28 schoolstrikeinMinab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials saidU.S. forces were operat…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/middleeast/iran-sch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thefireballon April 7 was not an isolated incident; it came after afireballover the Houstonregionin late March that was linked to meteorite fragmentsstrikingthe ground and a midday bolide over Pennsyl…
https://www.financial-news.co.uk/a-fireball-meteor-blazed-ac…
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