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

Iran responded to an earlier US attack on rocket launchers on its island of Larak, about 660km east of Kharg, with an assault on two US bases in Jordan, Iranian media said.

The president is posting AI slop about the Iran war as the two sides exchanged strikes for the first time in weeks.

US President Donald Trump posted a message about Kharg Island amid rising tensions. US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by…