Iran Calls Trump’s AI Video About Kharg Island Laughable
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- Iranian officials said there was no evidence that Kharg Island had been attacked after Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video claiming the oil hub was being destroyed.
- National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard said the island was calm, oil operations had not stopped and workers were repairing earlier damage and upgrading facilities.
- The exchange followed renewed U.S.-Iran attacks, and oil prices rose nearly 2% on Monday.
Iran dismissed Donald Trump’s dramatic post about Kharg Island as laughable, saying the strategic oil hub remained calm and under control. Trump had posted an AI-generated clip on Truth Social with the caption, “Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT,” but gave no further details.
Several hours later, there was no evidence that Kharg Island had been attacked. Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, said in a statement quoted by Nournews that the post was “laughable” and that oil operations continued. Workers, he said, were repairing earlier damage and upgrading the facilities.
Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT
The White House and the U.S. Defense Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. The conflicting accounts emerged after the United States and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time since late July, further weakening hopes for an early settlement to a conflict that has entered its sixth month.
The latest military actions also affected energy markets. Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Monday. The U.S. military said it had attacked two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, about 660 kilometers east of Kharg Island. Iran then responded by attacking two U.S. bases in Jordan.
Trump’s post was laughable and the situation on Kharg Island is calm and under control.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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