The video is reportedly from an Iranian strike on a British engine oil company in Iraq's Erbil, which caused a massive fire. So far, the United States or any of its allies has not confirmed the incident.Baghdad:

A video purportedly showing a US F-15 fighter jet chasing what seems like Iranian Shahed drones over Iraqi skies has gone viral on social media. The footage, shared by several Iran-backed channels, showed the chase, followed by a large ground explosion and smoke plume.

The accounts sharing the video on X claimed the $1 million American F-15 aircraft "failed to intercept" at least two "cheap" $20,000 Iranian Shahed-136 drones, indicating a major escalation in the regional conflict.

The video is reportedly from an Iranian strike on a British engine oil company in Iraq's Erbil, which caused a massive fire. So far, the United States or any of its allies has not confirmed the incident. 

Attack On Erbil

A series of drone strikes targeted a British-owned motor oil facility in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday, igniting a massive fire that sent plumes of black smoke over the city of Erbil. The facility, a Castrol oil plant operated by the Sardar Group, was reportedly struck by three separate drones throughout the morning.

The attacks follow a warning from Iran's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Seyed Ali Mousavi, who stated that Tehran is evaluating whether to launch strikes against British military bases.

Iran War News

Iraq has long walked a tightrope between the competing interests of the United States and its neighbour Iran, but the Middle East war is testing this delicate balancing act. Since the outbreak of war on February 28, after US-Israeli strikes against Iran, strikes have targeted both US interests and pro-Iranian groups in Iraq.

Earlier this week, Iraq granted former paramilitary groups and pro-Iran factions within the formal popular mobilisation forces the "right to respond in self-defence" to attacks. But it also promised to prosecute groups targeting US interests.

Bases hosting the Popular Mobilisation Force (PMF), part of the regular army but containing some pro-Iran factions, have been targeted by air strikes. The PMF has blamed these on the United States and Israel. Some Iraqi pro-Iran factions, which have a presence within the PMF, have also claimed daily attacks on US-linked bases and interests in Iraq and across the region.

Meanwhile, Iran has carried out strikes against Kurdish opposition groups in autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdistan.