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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.