Victorious video reports and plenty of spectacular explosions: what information is Trump receiving about the war with Iran?

Since the start of the war in Iran, the US military has been preparing a daily video summary for President Donald Trump, including footage of the largest and most successful strikes on Iranian targets in the past 48 hours, US officials said. One official described the video as a compilation of footage of "something exploding," writes NBC News.

This video montage of US Central Command strikes on Iranian equipment and military facilities isn't Trump's only source of information. He also receives information from conversations with senior military and intelligence advisers, foreign leaders, and media reports.

However, it is the video reports that have some of his allies concerned that the president may not be receiving or understanding the full picture of the war, which is now in its fourth week.

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They say these videos exacerbate Trump's frustration with news coverage of the war. In private conversations, he refers to the successful strikes depicted in the videos and wonders why the media isn't focusing on the image he sees.

White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt rejected claims that the president is not kept fully informed about both successes and failures.

"This is a completely false assertion coming from someone who was not present during the discussions," she said in a statement. "Anyone who has participated in meetings with President Trump knows that he actively solicits input from everyone present and expects complete candor from his key advisers."

US Defense Department Spokesman Sean Parnell stated, "Operation Epic Fury was an unqualified success: our forces executed with unprecedented precision and achieved all of their objectives. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in constant communication with President Trump on all aspects of the operation. We are proud of the performance of our service members and have full confidence in the commander-in-chief's decisions."

One source noted that while discussions on sensitive military operations are held in a small group, Trump still solicits input from a wide range of stakeholders and encourages candid assessments. He added that the president regularly communicates with outside advisers, listening to their positions and public opinion.

According to an NBC News poll, public opinion on the war is sharply divided along party lines, with a majority of voters disapproving of Trump's actions.

Meanwhile, support among supporters of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement is extremely high: respondents who identify with this movement gave Trump 100% approval, and 90% supported military action against Iran.

The question of what information the president receives (especially about unfavorable events) always becomes acute in wartime. Historically, aides have had to balance presenting the full picture with focusing on results.

During previous wars—from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan—officials and military commanders downplayed or ignored inconvenient facts and refused to acknowledge the failure of their strategies. President Lyndon Johnson complained that television news coverage distorted the Vietnam War and overemphasized the negative, while the George W. Bush administration accused journalists of focusing more on car bombs than on the reconstruction of Iraq.

Sources say the military can't report every strike to Trump when hundreds occur daily, so the selected video footage, while demonstrating U.S. capabilities, doesn't paint the full picture.

"We can't tell him absolutely everything," one current official said, adding that video reports elicit a more positive reaction when they emphasize U.S. successes.

Overall, he said, the information Trump receives is more focused on the successes of the American side, while Iran's actions are covered in less detail.

One source cited the example of five US Air Force tanker aircraft being damaged this month in an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He said Trump was not informed of this and learned of the incident from media reports. He was later informed that the damage was minor.

The source noted that the president privately reacted sharply to the press reports, but publicly accused the media of distorting the facts and said that they “want the United States to lose the war.”

Leavitt echoed the president's criticism of the media.

"Trust in the mainstream media is at an all-time low. Their overwhelmingly negative and biased coverage of the operation only confirms why the president is justifiably dissatisfied," she said, adding that journalists are spending more time using anonymous sources than covering the successes of the American military.

Some Trump allies believe his frustration stems from a lack of information. They worry that without a full picture of what's happening, the president could make key decisions without all the necessary information.

Some of the allies are trying to provide him with additional context – possible scenarios for the conflict’s development and options for its resolution.

Since the war began on February 28, Trump has held dozens of phone calls with journalists and regularly communicates with foreign leaders, including almost daily contacts with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as with the leaders of the Persian Gulf countries.

He admitted that he was looking for information on his own.

Last week, Trump said he called a senior military official after seeing a video of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier allegedly burning. The general told him the video was created using artificial intelligence.

"I called the general and said, 'What's going on with Abraham Lincoln? It looks like it's on fire?'" Trump said. "He said, 'No, it's not on fire. They haven't even fired at it, sir. They're hesitant.'"

One official noted that the aircraft carrier had indeed been the target of attacks on numerous occasions since the early days of the war, but the strikes either missed their target or were intercepted.

Trump claimed to have seen doctored videos of supposedly burning buildings in Tel Aviv, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, although he stressed that no strikes actually took place.

In response to a request for comment on the video summaries, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred to her recent testimony to Congress, where she stated that the president is provided with all available objective intelligence information.

CIA Director of Public Affairs Liz Lyons, citing a statement by the agency's director, John Ratcliffe, said that the president receives regular briefings on national security issues and is provided with all the information necessary for decision-making.

Ratcliffe told Congress that he gives Trump 10 to 15 briefings a week on key security issues.

Gabbard and Ratcliffe noted that before the war, the White House received assessments that Iran, if attacked, would likely retaliate with attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East and threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, which could impact oil prices and the global economy. However, Trump said last week that Iran's response was unexpected and "not a single expert" predicted it.

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Discussion of the war among Trump supporters entered the public arena when former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent said that access to alternative views within the administration was limited.

"Many key participants were not allowed to convey their position to the president," he assured in an interview.

Leavitt then wrote on social media that Trump had "serious and compelling reasons" for his decision to strike Iran.

A few days earlier, Trump commented on statements by his former artificial intelligence adviser, David Sachs, who called for "finding a way out," "declaring victory, and ending the war." Trump claimed that Sachs had not shared this position with him.

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