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Iranian State TV Broadcasts Nuclear Strike Survival Instructions, Al Jazeera Says Clip Misleading
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Iran’s state TV aired an eight-minute civil-defence video with nuclear strike survival guidance. The guidance covers protecting oneself from shockwave, decontamination, sheltering, avoiding explosion light.
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Survival guide sparks doubt
Iranian state television broadcast civil defence instructions for a nuclear strike, with the guidance telling viewers to avoid looking at the bright flash and to take cover behind a barrier, lie on the ground, and cover their head and face. The clip’s spread accelerated after an account on X named (Cevad Gok) published it on November 2, and the post said Iranian television stations were warning citizens of a nuclear attack targeting “Jabal al-Faas.”
Al Jazeera’s OSINT unit verified the clip and found it to be misleading, saying it did not originate from any official Iranian source or even any Iranian media outlet. Iran International described the broadcast as a public preparation effort, while Al Jazeera reported that searches in accounts of official and unofficial Iranian media, including Iran TV, IRNA, Fars, Tasnim, and Mehr, found no textual or visual report warning citizens of an imminent nuclear attack.
Trump remarks and “Pickax”
U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that American forces destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities, while he said there is still one or two sites to deal with, including “Jabal al-Faas.”
The Al-Jazirah net account of the clip’s circulation linked the video’s spread to Trump’s remarks, and it said Trump told U.S. media that his country could deal with the remaining two sites within ten minutes.
Metro.co.uk amplified the “Pickax Mountain” claim by quoting Tucker Carlson’s assertion that the “only military option is a nuclear strike,” and it described the AI video as showing a mountain resembling Pickax Mountain being bombed.
The Arab Weekly framed the wider context as Iran preparing citizens for worst-case war scenarios, and it said state television in Tehran broadcast a detailed guide setting out strict instructions for how citizens should act in the event of a nuclear strike.
What Iran says to do
Iranian state television’s instructions told citizens to seek the nearest concrete or underground shelter immediately upon hearing sirens or seeing a bright flash, and it urged them to stay well away from glass windows and open spaces. The guidance also told families to prepare a “nuclear emergency bag” in advance, and it highlighted potassium iodide tablets as the most important item in the bag.
The Arab Weekly reported that the broadcast advised people to stay inside a sturdy building for more than 80 percent protection against initial radiation compared with staying outdoors or inside vehicles. Al-Jazirah net reported that the Saudi Nuclear and Radioactive Monitoring Authority tweeted a warning against circulating speculative interpretations not based on scientific knowledge on social platforms, and it said the authority confirmed that information on this matter is issued by reliable official authorities.