# Vance says Trump’s Kharg Island post was a message to Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/38970

- Reuters, 2026-08-31 15:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-was-sending-message-iran-with-kharg-island-post-says-vance-2026-08-31/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a95a18c2732d80001646c60

> Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that Donald Trump’s social media post claiming Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island had been blown to smithereens was intended to send Iran a message.

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