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<p>President Trump shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform late Sunday depicting what he said was <span data-shortcode="link" data-label="Why is Kharg Island important? What to know about the Iranian island Trump says U.S. may seize" data-asset-type="article" data-uuid="b45df914-4081-4cf7-9697-c7a20a66e829" data-slug="kharg-island-iran-war-what-to-know" data-link-text="Iran\u0027s strategic oil hub of Kharg Island" data-target="_blank" data-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kharg-island-iran-war-what-to-know/" data-edition="us">Iran\u0027s strategic oil hub of Kharg Island</span> under attack.</p><p>"Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!!" Mr. Trump wrote in his post accompanying the video.</p><p>It appeared to be a threat to the Iranian island, as there has been no evidence of any recent attack on the territory in the far northern Persian Gulf, which has long been Iran\u0027s primary oil export terminal.</p><p>Earlier, the U.S. military struck Iran\u0027s Larak Island, which sits very close to Iran\u0027s coastline in the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company said Monday that operations on Kharg Island had not stopped, according to Iran\u0027s government-affiliated Nour News agency, which was cited by Reuters.</p><div data-shortcode="codesnippet" data-code="PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vdHJ1dGhzb2NpYWwuY29tL0ByZWFsRG9uYWxkVHJ1bXAvMTE3MTg3NzIyNDI5ODAzNDY0L2VtYmVkIiBjbGFzcz0idHJ1dGhzb2NpYWwtZW1iZWQgdHJ1dGhzb2NpYWwtdmlkZW8iIHN0eWxlPSJtYXgtd2lkdGg6IDEwMCU7IGJvcmRlcjogMCIgd2lkdGg9IjYwMCIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPSJhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4iPjwvaWZyYW1lPjxzY3JpcHQgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3RydXRoc29jaWFsLmNvbS9lbWJlZC5qcyIgYXN5bmM9ImFzeW5jIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=" data-encoding="base64"></div>
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