The action came after the channel aired a report describing a number of leaders of Iranian backed armed groups 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."

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 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”.