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”.

Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad early this morning, according to two security sources, after the broadcaster aired a report referring to Tehran-backed groups Hamas and Hezbollah as “terrorists.”