Trump Given Reality Check Over Claim Iran's Kharg Island Has Been 'Blown To Smithereens'

Donald Trump has been given a brutal reality check after claiming that Iran’s Kharg Island is “being blown to smithereens”.

The US president posted an AI video on Truth Social claiming to show the energy hub being destroyed.

There is no evidence to back up Trump’s claim – although American forces did attack two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Social media users were quick to point out that Trump’s post has absolutely no basis in fact.

One said: “FACT CHECK: Kharg Island was not blown the smithereens.”

The US strikes on Larak Island are the first since Trump paused America’s military campaign in July.

“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz,” a US official told the Reuters news agency.

Iran responded with an assault on two US bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media.

Attacking Kharg island, which handled 90% of Iran’s oil exports before the war launched by US and Israeli attacks on February 28, would severely disrupt its energy trade and put huge pressure on the country’s economy.

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