Pro-Iran groups in Iraq attack MBC offices over broadcast linking them to terrorism, prompting media suspension.

Excerpts from an MBC programme had been making the rounds on Iraqi social media, sparking angry reactions from the pro-Iran camp. The report had focused on “terrorism” in the region, and mentioned several groups and notable figures including,

Supporters of Iran-backed groups ransacked the Baghdad office of Saudi broadcaster MBC early on Saturday, a security source told The National, over a report that referred to commanders of Tehran-aligned militias as “terrorists”.

At least 400 people attacked the studios of a production company in Baghdad that works for the Saudi broadcaster MBC

Baghdad, Iraq - Protesters in Baghdad stormed the office of the Saudi MBC channel after it aired a documentary portraying key resistance figures, including Al-Arouri, Al-Sinwar, and Nasrallah, as terrorists.

Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad early Saturday, two security sources said, after the broadcaster aired a report referring to commanders of Tehran-backed militant groups as "terrorists.

It followed a report by Saudi broadcaster MBC that referred to the leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and other Iran-backed groups as ‘terrorists’.