Iran’s energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, US president Donald Trump said, after forces hit two rocket launchers on another island in the first known American strikes on the Islamic Republic since late July.

Attacking Kharg, which handled ⁠90 per cent of Iran’s oil exports before the war launched by US and Israeli attacks on 28 February, would severely disrupt its energy trade and put huge pressure on its economy.

“Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT,” Trump said on social media, but gave no further details.

Trump shared an AI-generated video clip showing dramatic explosions with his post.

Iran has responded to US attacks by launching strikes on two US military bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media.

Jordan’s armed forces had intercepted eight missiles that entered its airspace, state television ⁠said.

US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island yesterday, marking the first American strikes on the Islamic Republic since late July.

The small Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz near ⁠the strategic port of Bandar Abbas overlooks shipping lanes at the mouth of the Gulf, giving it a key role in tension over Iran, maritime security and global energy supplies.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the attack killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens and vowed a “response and punishment” from Tehran, according to Iranian state media.

The US military said it took “limited, precise” action against minelaying forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that posed an “imminent threat” in the Strait of Hormuz. It gave no details.