Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Defense Department denied claims that the U.S. attacked Iran's Kharg Island after President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting a fake assault on Truth Social. Both U.S. officials and Iranian oil leadership confirmed Kharg Island was not targeted overnight and that conditions at the petroleum facility remained calm. Trump defended the ongoing military campaign against Iran during a Fox News interview, asserting that the U.S. is winning easily despite criticism from Democrats. U.S. officials confirmed separate real military activity near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian forces attempted to launch mine-laying rockets before firing intercepted missiles at Jordan. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that while kinetic strikes remain an option, the U.S. is currently prioritizing economic pressure to sever the Iranian regime's financial lifelines. In fullTrump’s fake AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ leaves US military scrambling to explainMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
White House forced to clarify Trump’s AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ is fake
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Defense Department denied claims that the U.S. attacked Iran's Kharg Island after President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting a fake assault on Truth Social. Both U.S. officials and Iranian oil leadership confirmed Kharg Island was not targeted overnight and that conditions at the petroleum facility remained calm. Trump defended the ongoing military campaign against Iran during a Fox News interview, asserting that the U.S. is winning easily despite criticism from Democrats. U.S. officials confirmed separate real military activity near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian forces attempted to launch mine-laying rockets before firing intercepted missiles at Jordan. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that while kinetic strikes remain an option, the U.S. is currently prioritizing economic pressure to sever the Iranian regime's financial lifelines. In fullTrump’s fake AI video of Kharg Island ‘attack’ leaves US military scrambling to explainMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
