Trump Posts AI Video Claiming Iran’s Kharg Island “Blown to Smithereens”
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Trump Posts AI Video Claiming Iran’s Kharg Island “Blown to Smithereens”

Trump shares AI-generated video depicting explosions on Iran's key oil export hub amid escalating U.S.-Iran military exchanges in the Persian Gulf.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 31, 2026, 12:15 PM ETUpdates (1): August 31, 2026, 12:15 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated video claiming Iran’s Kharg Island, the country’s most important oil export terminal, had been “blown to smithereens,” even as no evidence supported an actual strike on the facility.