Iran Nuclear Test Claim Debunked: Viral Social Media Rumor Exposed | IAEA & BBC Confirm No Blast

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Iran Nuclear Test Rumor Debunked | IAEA & BBC Confirm No Radiation

Iran Nuclear Test Rumor Debunked | IAEA & BBC Confirm
False social media rumors claim Iran conducted a nuclear test. IAEA and BBC confirm: no radiation, no test. Full fact-checked report on Israel-Iran escalation On June 17, 2025, a startling assertion spread on the web and in social media that Iran had lead an underground nuclear test. Some of the videos and posts mentioned explosions as a nuclear surprise. But when checked with factual sources such as BBC, IAEA and others it was found out that this is not true at all and very misleading.

What Was the Viral Claim?

There were claims on the social media that Iran had conducted a secret nuclear test.
Videos of smoke and explosion were marked as nuclear detonations.
Ayatollah Khamenei claimed to have said, this is our nuclear surprise.
 

The Reality (BBC & IAEA Reports)

Iran Nuclear Test Claim is Fake — Confirmed by IAEA and BBC
The news was well reported by the BBC that the blasts were as a result of the missile strikes carried out by Israel.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established that:
There was no leakage of radiations.
There was no nuclear test.
The irregularity in Natanz and Bushehr nuclear facilities was not discovered.
Official statement of IAEA:
There were no signs of a nuclear explosion that our sensors revealed. The facilities of Iran are monitored by IAEA.”

The Truth Behind Viral Videos

The clips of smoke and explosions were in fact the outcomes of Israeli missile attacks.
These videos were deceptive and even edited.
BBC Urdu and Al Jazeera Arabic showed that these were not nuclear explosions.

International Reaction

Israeli attacks were condemned by seventeen Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.
Nonetheless, there was no official report of Iranian nuclear test.
The IAEA findings were concurred by the US, EU and UN.
 
Human Effects of the Attacks
There were 24 civilian casualties including a high-profile nuclear scientist Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari and General Gholam Ali Rashid.
The Red Crescent of Iran took part in rescue.
Misinformation Spread and Its Sources
The majority of the accounts spreading the claims via Facebook and Threads turned out to be bot- or unauthentic.
These posts were not connected with official sources or documents.

Fact-Check Conclusion

  • No nuclear test occurred.
  • Confirmed by IAEA, BBC, and other reputable agencies.
  • Viral claims on social media are false and misleading.
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