The images show Trump wearing a MAGA hat and surrounded by advisers including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The series of photos that the White House published on its X account Saturday gives the public a rare glimpse inside the Situation Room — again stirring the intrigue that occurs any time pictures from the highly secret complex are released. ( Recall the photo of then-president Barack Obama watching the raid that killed Osama bin Laden?)

The White House has released photos from inside the Situation Room moments before the United States launched a military strike against Iran on Saturday, showing Donald Trump and various other officials ahead of the crucial undertaking.