WASHINGTON

A daily video montage shown to US President Donald Trump during the ongoing Iran war is raising concerns among some of his allies that he may not be receiving a full picture of the conflict, NBC News reported Wednesday.

Citing three current US officials and a former US official, the report said that since the war began nearly four weeks ago, US military officials have compiled a video update for Trump that shows video of the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours.

The montages, typically about two minutes long, consist largely of footage showing precision attacks on military equipment and infrastructure.

Per the report, one official described the clips bluntly as “stuff blowing up.”

While the videos are only one component of Trump’s broader briefings — which also include discussions with military and intelligence advisers and foreign leaders — several current and former officials told NBC News they worry the curated nature of the footage may emphasize successes while downplaying setbacks.

According to the report, the highlight reels have also contributed to Trump’s growing frustration with media coverage of the war.

Privately, he has questioned aides about why news organizations are not focusing more on the kinds of battlefield successes shown in the videos, one current and one former US official told NBC News.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt pushed back on the concerns, calling them “absolutely false” and insisting the president actively seeks a wide range of views from his advisers.

The wartime reports follow multiple accounts from Trump’s first term claiming that the president quickly grew impatient with briefings lasting more than a few minutes or printed materials more than a few paragraphs long.

In campaign rallies and press conferences, however, Trump touts his expertise in a wide range of subjects as well as his superior judgement.

Media accused of wanting US ‘to lose the war’

Defense Department spokesman Sean Parnell also defended the administration’s approach, describing the military campaign — known as Operation Epic Fury — as an “overwhelming success” and emphasizing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remains in constant communication with the president.

Still, officials cited in the report said the sheer scale of military operations makes it impossible to brief the president on every development. As a result, summaries tend to highlight US successes, with comparatively less detail on Iranian actions or retaliatory strikes.

“We can’t tell him every single thing that happens,” a current US official was quoted as saying by NBC News.

In one instance, officials said Trump was not immediately briefed on an Iranian strike that hit US refueling aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, learning of the incident instead through media reports. Trump later criticized news coverage of the strike, accusing outlets of portraying the conflict unfairly.

According to the report, on his Truth Social platform, Trump called coverage of the strike misleading and accused media organizations of wanting the US “to lose the War.”

Some of Trump’s allies now worry that a constrained flow of information could affect decision-making as the conflict enters a critical phase. According to NBC News, certain advisers have attempted to provide additional context, including alternative scenarios and polling data showing declining public approval for the war effort, which has been broadly unpopular from the start.