India, March 6 -- In a surprising moving, the Trump administration released a chaotic video compilation on Thursday night, featuring US military operations against Iran interspersed with famous movie scenes, which elicited criticism from both political parties for trivializing the conflict in the Middle East.

Taking to its official X account, the White House shared the video, which combined notable sequences from Hollywood hits such as Gladiator and Top Gun: Maverick with images of military strikes on Iranian sites. "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY," the caption of the post read. The clip, which has received over 16.5 million views so far, was subsequently promoted by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth himself made a short appearance in th...