WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Last weekend, President Donald Trump greeted guests at a children\u2019s charity gala inside his private Mar-a-Lago club. \u201cHave a good time, everybody,\u201d Trump told the crowd, clad in gowns and tuxedos. \u201cWe gotta go work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, beyond heavy, gold-plated doors and layers of security at the same estate, he watched \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d unfold from a separate space converted to a makeshift \u201csituation room.\u201d From there, the president, alongside his top aides and national security officials, observed B-2 bombers striking Iranian military targets and Israeli forces targeting senior Iranian leadership, ultimately killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The White House released photographs of the heavily curtained space, complete with rows of classified phone lines and monitors.<\/p>\n
By the night\u2019s end, Trump moved from war planning to a Republican fundraiser all without leaving the sprawling Palm Beach compound.<\/p>\n
The Iran operation marks the sixth major military action Trump has directed from Mar-a-Lago during his second term, underscoring the resort\u2019s evolution from social playground to presidential command center.<\/p>\n