President Trump posted an AI video about the explosion at Kharg Island, Iran's oil leader rebutted

"Kharg Island is exploding into pieces," US President Donald Trump wrote on social networks on August 30, with a video showing a series of large explosions occurring on an island.

Reuters news agency determined that this video was created by AI technology and there is no evidence that Iran's Kharg Island was attacked. Kharg is an island in the Persian Gulf, serving as Iran's vital oil export gateway.

"Mr. Trump's post is ridiculous," said Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the National Iranian Oil Company.

According to Mr. Bovard, Kharg Island is currently "peaceful" and workers are busy repairing damage caused by previous attacks, as well as modernizing oil and gas facilities.

Located about 25 km off the Iranian coast, Kharg Island processed 90% of Iran's crude oil exports before the Middle East conflict broke out.

The US military in March launched air strikes on Kharg Island, targeting about 90 military targets there, including mine depots, missile silos and many other facilities. President Trump later said the US had avoided attacking oil infrastructure on the island.

Another attack on Kharg was conducted on April 7, before the US and Iran reached a ceasefire.

The video was posted by Mr. Trump after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced an attack on two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, about 660 km east of Kharg Island. Two launch pads were attacked when the US discovered that Iran was "preparing to launch rockets carrying mines into the Strait of Hormuz". This is the first US raid on Iran since the end of July.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) then responded by launching missiles and drones (UAVs) against two US garrison bases in Jordan, King Hussein and Muwaffaq Salti. The Iranian military also announced that it had launched a UAV to attack US forces at Al Minhad air base.

The Jordanian army announced that it had intercepted eight missiles, but did not state the origin. The UAE Ministry of Defense said the air force responded to a UAV over the country's waters, adding that the aircraft was launched from Iran.

This agency later called the information that Al Minhad air base was attacked by missiles "baseless", but did not say whether the facility was targeted by a UAV or not.

Fighting resumes between the US and Iran in the context that the Trump administration is stepping up efforts to pressure Iran through economic measures instead of military activities. However, on August 25, US leaders warned that any ships that tried to drop more mines "will be destroyed immediately".