Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, after forces hit two rocket launchers on another island in the first known American
Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, after forces hit two rocket launchers on another island in the first known American strikes on the Islamic republic since late July.
Attacking Kharg, which handled 90% of Iran's oil exports before the war launched by U.S. and Israeli attacks on February 28, would severely disrupt its energy trade and put huge pressure on its economy.
"Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT," Trump said on social media, but gave no further details.
The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment outside regular business hours.
Reuters confirmed that an accompanying video clip showing dramatic explosions was probably synthetically-generated, using software that detects AI-manipulated imagery.
There was no immediate response to the comments on Iranian media.
Iran responded to the earlier U.S. attack on rocket launchers on its island of Larak, about 660 km (410 miles) east of Kharg, with an assault on two U.S. bases in Jordan, Iranian media said.
The return to hostilities followed weeks in which the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to punish Tehran and its business partners
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