The US government doesn’t simply want Americans to support the war it launched with Israel on Iran; it wants to pump people up. The bending of reality with propaganda videos to defend the Trump administration’s most controversial moves should feel familiar by now. Iranian Press Center/AFP/Getty ImagesIn war, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the administration to deny that an American Tomahawk missile struck a girls’ school, as a CNN analysis suggests. White House via YouTubeThe war will end, Hegseth has repeated, when the US decides to end it. White House video via XMoments of sadnessInterspersed with videos that get the blood pumping are those that tear at the heart strings.

Source: CNN March 12, 2026 09:30 UTC