Trump Says Kharg Island Is Being ‘Blown to Smithereens’ as US-Iran Tensions Flare
Reuters said the video was likely AI-generated, and no independent evidence showed the Iranian energy hub was under attack.
- President Donald Trump claimed Iran's Kharg Island is "being blown to smithereens" on Sunday in a social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip of explosions.
- Kharg Island handles 90 percent of Iran's oil exports and serves as the country's main crude export terminal, making it a critical economic hub in the six-month-old war.
- Reuters confirmed the accompanying video was likely synthetically generated using AI-detection software, while The White House and Defense Department provided no immediate evidence of an actual attack.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new secondary sanctions targeting banks including Egypt's Banque Misr, with plans to unveil penalties weekly to pressure Iran's economy.
- Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five a day over the weekend as Iran continues to restrict shipping despite U.S. claims the waterway remains open.
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Centrul energetic iranian de pe insula Kharg este făcut praf, a declarat duminică președintele SUA, Donald Trump, într-o postare pe rețeaua sa de socializare Truth Social, însoțită de un clip video generat de inteligența artificială, scrie Reuters. Nu au existat alte dovezi care să index că centrul energetic iranian era atacat. Casa Albă și Departamentul ...
The video lasts just ten seconds – and was followed by another and quite different clip.
Trump Posts AI Video of Kharg Island; US Strikes Iranian Launchers as West Asia War Escalates
US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video depicting Iran's Kharg Island being targeted, with a caption stating it was "being blown to smithereens." This comes as US forces struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island, marking the first known American strikes on Iranian territory since late July. The launchers were reportedly preparing to deploy sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran targeted US bases in J…
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