‘Blown to Smithereens’: Trump’s AI Vid Threatens Iran Port
Reuters said the video was likely AI-generated, and no independent evidence showed the Iranian energy hub was under attack.
- President Donald Trump claimed Iran's Kharg Island is "being blown to smithereens" on Sunday in a social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip of explosions.
- Kharg Island handles 90 percent of Iran's oil exports and serves as the country's main crude export terminal, making it a critical economic hub in the six-month-old war.
- Reuters confirmed the accompanying video was likely synthetically generated using AI-detection software, while The White House and Defense Department provided no immediate evidence of an actual attack.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new secondary sanctions targeting banks including Egypt's Banque Misr, with plans to unveil penalties weekly to pressure Iran's economy.
- Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five a day over the weekend as Iran continues to restrict shipping despite U.S. claims the waterway remains open.
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Trump talks to the press at the White House after signing executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America Evan Vucci/Reuters The Iranian energy center on the island of Kharg is being reduced to rubble, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (30), in a brief social media release accompanied by a video generated by artificial intelligence. There was no other evidence that the Iranian energy center was under attack. The White House and the …
Centrul energetic iranian de pe insula Kharg este făcut praf, a declarat duminică președintele SUA, Donald Trump, într-o postare pe rețeaua sa de socializare Truth Social, însoțită de un clip video generat de inteligența artificială, scrie Reuters. Nu au existat alte dovezi care să index că centrul energetic iranian era atacat. Casa Albă și Departamentul ...
Trump claims Iran's Kharg Island under attack as US-Iran tensions escalate
Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Iran's Kharg Island was under attack, posting on social media that the country's main oil export hub was being "blown to smithereens".The post included a video that was later reported to be AI-generated. No independent evidence emerged to confirm that Kharg Island was under attack, and neither the White House nor the US Department of Defense immediately provided additional details.Khar…
US President Donald Trump published images generated by artificial intelligence on Truth Social, explaining: "Iran's Kharg Island is ruined!
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