Mar-a-Lago turns into makeshift command post as Trump oversees Iran operation

At a charity gala at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump oversaw the start of a U.S. strike on Iran from a makeshift Situation Room, with top security officials present and a Middle East map on display; White House photos captured him conferring with aides as the club’s security and communications setup drew scrutiny. He did not deliver a live national address, and the operation — framed as including the killing of Iran’s top leader and resulting in American casualties — unfolded while he attended a fundraiser, highlighting tensions around using private club spaces for highly sensitive national-security decisions.