{"id":2450360,"date":"2025-06-22T00:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-show-trump-and-officials-in-situation-room-during-iran-bombing-with-one-exception-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T00:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T04:40:40","slug":"photos-show-trump-and-officials-in-situation-room-during-iran-bombing-with-one-exception-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-show-trump-and-officials-in-situation-room-during-iran-bombing-with-one-exception-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show Trump and officials in Situation Room during Iran bombing \u2014 with one exception &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotos-show-trump-and-officials-in-situation-room-during-iran-bombing-with-one-exception-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450360&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House recently released photographs showing President Donald Trump and key U.S. officials in the situation Room as they monitored airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities-Fordow, Natanz, and esfahan. The attacks were declared a success by Trump, who announced that the sites had been &#8220;wholly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-officer-dissents-on-woke-military\/\" title=\"An Officer Dissents on \u201cWoke Military\u201d\">totally obliterated<\/a>.&#8221; This operation has garnered attention partly due to the absence of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi gabbard from the Situation Room, especially after her recent disagreements with trump regarding Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-lift-iran-sanctions-until-they-stop-uranium-enrichment-still-wants-to-rejoin-deal\/\" title=\"Biden won\u2019t lift Iran sanctions until they stop uranium enrichment, still wants to rejoin deal\">nuclear capabilities<\/a>. In the past, Gabbard asserted that Iran was not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actively pursuing nuclear weapons<\/a>, a claim Trump countered directly. The images of the Situation Room alongside Trump&#8217;s remarks reinforce a pivotal moment in U.S.-Iran relations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Photos show Trump and officials in Situation Room during Iran bombing &mdash; with one exception<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2154736\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> released photos of President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and key U.S. officials in the Situation Room earlier Saturday, capturing the moments they looked on as the U.S. military bombed three Iranian nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3449992\/us-has-completed-bombing-of-iranian-nuclear-sites-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> on Saturday night that the United States &ldquo;completed&rdquo; a &ldquo;very successful attack&rdquo; on the three nuclear sites, specifically Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. In his later address to the nation, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3450010\/trump-address-white-house-us-bombs-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reaffirmed\">reaffirmed<\/a> the success of the strike, noting that those enrichment facilities &ldquo;have been completely and totally obliterated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3450100\/democrats-intelligence-committees-not-briefed-us-bombs-iran\/\">Democrats on intelligence committees not briefed before Trump ordered Iran strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3450010\/trump-address-white-house-us-bombs-iran-war\/\">Trump says US military &#8216;totally obliterated&#8217; Iran&#8217;s nuclear sites in White House address<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3450024\/truth-social-crashes-after-trump-bombs-iran\/\">Truth Social crashes after Trump announces US bombs Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In photos posted by the White House&rsquo;s X account, Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and chief of staff Susie Wiles watched on as the strikes were launched.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Donald J. Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4pRVzsqcZ\">pic.twitter.com\/V4pRVzsqcZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1936605863323598879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Donald J. 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Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T0ECocToiC\">pic.twitter.com\/T0ECocToiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1936605859406135328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One key figure of Trump&rsquo;s administration was absent, however: Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tulsi-gabbard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tulsi Gabbard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Her omission from the Situation Room photos follows Trump&rsquo;s direct rebuttals of some of her earlier intelligence assessments, including as recently as Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3447280\/trump-doomsday-plane-iran-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP&rsquo;S NUCLEAR ATTACK &lsquo;DOOMSDAY PLANE&rsquo;&mdash; WHY DOES IT MATTER?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3449244\/trump-gabbard-iran-wrong-nuclear-bomb-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"asked \">asked<\/a> about the Gabbard&rsquo;s statement to Congress in March that Iran &ldquo;was not building a nuclear weapon,&rdquo; the president flatly stated, &ldquo;She&rsquo;s wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Trump&rsquo;s comments, Gabbard affirmed that &ldquo;America has intelligence that Iran is at the point that it can produce a nuclear weapon within weeks to months.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2154736\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2154736\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos depict Trump and officials in Situation Room during Iran strikes, except for one notable absence. 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