Trump posts AI video of Iran's Kharg oil hub in ‘smithereens’ as sides trade first attacks since July
Middle East2 sources2 countries🔦 Under-reported29m ago
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting the destruction of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub, an event that coincided with a period of renewed hostilities between the two nations. The footage, which showed the facility being blown to pieces, prompted an official response from Iranian authorities regarding the status of the infrastructure.
Hamid Bovard, CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company, formally denied that any attack on the Kharg Island facility had occurred. The incident takes place amid broader regional tensions, marking the first exchange of attacks between the involved parties since July.
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Middle East Eye (GB)Focuses on the Iranian official denial of the facility's destruction.
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