Overview
- Images depict the president with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine in a curtained Mar-a-Lago workspace labeled “Operation Epic Fury,” the joint U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
- A separate photo places Vice President JD Vance in the White House Situation Room with DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Energy Secretary Chris Wright on a secure line to Florida.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump was monitoring from Mar-a-Lago and had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that the national security team would continue to watch developments through the day.
- Trump asserted that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed and that much of Iran’s leadership is dead, a claim not confirmed by Tehran.
- The photos drew online criticism over the makeshift setup at Mar-a-Lago and questions about whether briefing visuals in the background might disclose sensitive information.