Iran-US war latest: Tehran hits Jordan and UAE as tensions flare after US strike on Larak Island

Trump shares AI footage of what he claims is Iran’s Kharg Island ‘being blown to smithereens’

The UAE has rejected reports about Al Minhad Air Base being targeted by missiles. This comes as tensions between US and Iran have escalated.

Donald Trump posted an AI video showing Iran's Kharg Island destroyed, hours after real US airstrikes hit rocket launchers on Larak Island.

Ryan Prosser | Freelance News Reporter Published August 31, 2026 11:02am Updated August 31, 2026 11:03am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Donald Trump has shared another AI-generated clip – this time of Iran’s Kharg Island being blown up. The

On Sunday afternoon, the United States launched strikes against Iran on Laruck Island. On Sunday night, President Donald Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account with the caption “Kharg Island being blown to smithereens.”  The video is AI-generated. It features the back of the head of a pilot of a United States

The U.S. and Iran traded the first known strikes since late July over the weekend.

The Australian sharemarket started the week lower, but rose over August, the fifth straight calendar month of gains.

The Australian sharemarket started the week lower, but rose over August, the fifth straight calendar month of gains.

Trump Posts Bizarre AI Videos Claiming Attack On Kharg Island After U.S. Resumes Iran Strikes  Forbes

German 10-Year Bund Yield Hits 15-Year High on Fresh Middle East Escalation  WSJ

Image credit: Donald Trump's Truth socialUS President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran's Kharg Island was being “blown to smithereens”, without providing details, as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated after the first known US strikes on Iran in weeks.Kharg Island is a major Iranian energy hub that ha

Trump claims Iran's energy hub was 'blown to smithereens' with AI video - but gives no details as Middle East tensions escalate again  lbc.co.uk

US President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated video depicting Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub being detonated

US President Donald Trump's video post comes hours after a US strike on two Iranian launchers on Larak island on Sunday in the first known US strikes on Iran since late July

Global oil markets have been turbulent since the war began and an attack on Kharg Island - the primary terminal for around 90% of the country's oil exports - would to leave markets in disarray

Trump posts AI-generated video, says Iran's Kharg Island being 'blown to smithereens'  Dawn

Trump posts AI video of Iran’s Kharg Island 'being blown to smithereens' US president Trump posted an AI video on his platform, Truth Social, of Iran’s Kharg Island "being blown to smithereens".

Israel’s strike on a Syrian base to pre-empt the feared deployment of Turkish forces was part of a growing competition in the Middle East and beyond.