Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance
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 make announcements about military actions on social media, but I think that he's…
US Vice President JD Vance said that President Donald Trump's social media post about Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island being blown up was a message to Iran. According to Vance, Trump likes to use social media to send messages, and in this case, he was sending one to the Iranians.
The post in question was an AI-generated video that appeared to show the US military destroying oil facilities on Kharg Island. However, Hamid Bovard, the chief executive of the National Iranian Oil Company, denied that the US had destroyed oil facilities on Kharg.
The comments come after Iran launched missiles at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on an Iranian island. Trump said the US would "hit them hard" and that US air defenses had shot down all Iranian missiles that could have caused damage.
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