Monitoring the situation: White House releases photos of Trump, Rubio and team being briefed on Iran operation
The article reports that the White House released photos showing President Trump and his team in a makeshift Situation Room during the early stages of military strikes against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury. Key details include:
– Trump and Vice President JD Vance are shown briefing, with Marco Rubio noted as having informed members of Congress’ bipartisan “Gang of Eight” ahead of the strikes. A war room was set up at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, with other officials such as Secretary of State, CIA Director, and Joint Chiefs Chair present.
– Vance reportedly held a parallel,in-White-House Situation Room briefing in the West Wing basement,joined by Cabinet members not in Florida. tulsi Gabbard, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are mentioned as participants.
– Trump announced that “major combat operations” had taken place overnight to defeat imminent threats in Iran’s nuclear program,with Israeli forces contributing to the operations.
– Iran launched retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, including Israel and several Gulf states.
– Trump later claimed that Iran’s supreme leader Ali khamenei had been killed,and said defectors could seek immunity while others would face punishment. He asserted ongoing,targeted bombings would continue “as long as necessary” to achieve peace in the region.
– The piece also references related coverage and recommended stories about the broader U.S.-Iran situation.
Note: The article presents these events as reported by the outlet and includes claims and statements attributed to Trump and others.
Monitoring the situation: White House releases photos of Trump, Rubio and team being briefed on Iran operation
The White House has released images showing President Donald Trump and his team from his makeshift Situation Room as strikes were launched against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The images, shared by the White House’s social media team, capture meetings held by both Trump and Vice President JD Vance amid the beginnings of “Operation Epic Fury.”
Trump established a war room at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where he was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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It is known that Rubio notified members of Congress’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” ahead of the strikes on Friday night. One member was not able to be contacted, according to a State Department spokesperson.
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White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is also seen in the photos from the Mar-a-Lago war room, as well as CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine.
Vance held a parallel meeting at the actual Situation Room in the basement of the White House’s West Wing, joined by members of the Cabinet not in Florida at the time of the strikes. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard could be seen in the picture with Vance, as well as Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Trump announced on Saturday that “major combat operations” took place overnight with the purpose of “eliminating imminent threats” in Iran — specifically, the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The American strikes were augmented by Israeli military operations.
Iran immediately launched counterattacks that struck nations across the Middle East, including Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
Later Saturday, Trump announced that supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the overnight strikes.
“This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS,” he wrote on Truth Social.
The president claimed that officials within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian police forces, and other state security groups have contacted the U.S. seeking immunity through surrender.
Trump said that those who defect now will be eligible for immunity but that “later they only get death.” He added that pinpoint bombings of Iranian regime centers of power will continue “as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”
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