Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens'

Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being "blown to smithereens", U.S. President Donald Trump ​said in a social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip.

"Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT," Trump said on social media, but gave no further details.

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, according to Reuters.

Iran responded to an earlier U.S. attack on rocket launchers on its island of Larak, about 660 km 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 with costly economic sanctions.