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Trump claimed Iran’s key Kharg Island was being ‘blown to smithereens’ - in AI generated video

The Independent World · 31 August 2026 at 13:21

Trump claimed Iran’s key Kharg Island was being ‘blown to smithereens’ - in AI generated video

The U.S military later said it had not launched overnight strikes on the strategically-important Kharg Island, which handles around 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports

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Trump claimed Iran’s key Kharg Island was being ‘blown to smithereens’ - in AI generated video

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