Trump posts AI-generated video showing Iran’s Jarg island being destroyed
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- US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting attacks destroying Iran’s Jarg island and its oil facilities.
- The post followed a US bombing of Larak island, which CENTCOM said targeted rockets loaded with sea mines near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed retaliatory attacks on Jordanian bases, while Jordan said its defenses intercepted all eight missiles without casualties or damage.
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting Iran’s Jarg island being bombed and destroyed, including explosions at an oil storage tank and an oil tanker. His message read: “Jarg island being smashed to pieces!!! President DJT”.
The post appeared hours after the first US attack on Iranian targets in a month. The strike hit Larak island in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command said it aimed to destroy rockets loaded with sea mines that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard intended to place in the strategic waterway.
Jarg island being smashed to pieces!!! President DJT
CENTCOM said Iran had created the threat and that the US military eliminated it to protect civilian sailors, commercial shipping, and the flow of global trade. The Revolutionary Guard later said it had launched missiles and drones at the Al Azraq and King Hussein bases in Jordan.
Jordan’s military said its air defenses intercepted all eight missiles and that the attacks caused no damage or casualties. Jarg, Iran’s main oil-export terminal, has repeatedly appeared in Trump’s threats since the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran began. A US bombing in July also hit the island’s facilities, killing at least eight Iranian military personnel, according to the report. Trump then justified the escalation by accusing Tehran of threatening freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran created the threat and the US military eliminated it to protect civilian sailors, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global trade.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. 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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