Vance defends Trump's AI post of Kharg Island bombing: "he's sending a message to the Iranians"

Vice President JD Vance reacted to President Trump's Sunday night social media post of an AI rendering of a Kharg Island bombing, calling it a "message to the Iranians." CBS News' Eleanor Watson has the latest.

Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran with his social media post about Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, Vice President JD Vance said on Monday. "The president likes to switch it up on social media a little bit. He would be the first to say he doesn't m

Vance says Trump Kharg post was 'message' to Iran US Vice President JD Vance has said that President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran when he posted an AI-generated video that appeared to show the US military blowing up oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island earlier on Monday.  "The president likes to sw

Aug 31 - U.S. President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran with his social media post about Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, Vice President JD Vance said on Monday.

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

Donald Trump is continuing to boast about his war in Iran and US military action taking place in the region, and after posting an AI-generated video of strikes on a military target, and some critics think the 80-year-old may actually believe the fake scenes happened in real life.

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 strategically-important Kharg Island handles around 90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports

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

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

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

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