India, March 7 -- Actor and filmmaker Ben Stiller has slammed the White House for using a clip from his 2008 satirical action-comedy Tropic Thunder in a pro-military montage video shared online amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) he demanded that the clip be removed, making it clear that neither he nor the film's creators had authorised its use.

The official X account of The White House posted a video featuring clips from Tropic Thunder, Gladiator, Top Gun and more Hollywood films. The 42-second video combines drone footage of recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran with scenes from popular films, television shows and video games.

The montage concludes with branding a...