Pentagon Ran a Decoy Strike on Iran Because Trump Couldn’t Be Trusted to Keep Quiet

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. military staged a phony airstrike to distract the one man who couldn’t keep a secret: Donald Trump.

It turns out, the biggest national security threat to a secret U.S. military operation was the President of the United States.

According to a bombshell report from The New York Times, that is exactly what happened.

In a plot twist ripped straight out of Veep, top Pentagon and U.S. Central Command officials staged an entire decoy mission. Not to fool Iran, but to keep Donald Trump from posting America’s war plans on Truth Social like they were spoilers for the next Mission: Impossible.

Because apparently, in 2025, “loose lips sink ships” became “loose posts start wars.”

Trump Said ‘Two Weeks.’ He Meant Two Hours.

On June 13, Israeli warplanes launched the opening salvo in a broader assault on Iran’s military infrastructure. Within hours, Trump—never one to let someone else’s war go un-grifted, was reportedly musing about dropping massive bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility.

But publicly, Trump played it cool. He told the world he would take “up to two weeks” to decide whether to get involved.

Spoiler: He had already made up his mind.

Within 24 hours of Israel’s strike, one adviser told The New York Times:

“Trump seemed to have already decided to go through with it.”

Meanwhile, back on his favorite app for unhinged boomer ranting, Trump posted:

Then followed up with:

Which, let’s just say, is not exactly subtle when you're trying to run a covert bombing campaign.

The Real Threat Wasn’t Iran. It Was Trump’s Thumbs.

Usually, when the Pentagon plans a high-risk mission targeting a foreign nuclear facility, the concerns are radar detection, air defenses, and retaliation.

This time, the concern was whether the president would live-post the entire operation before the bombs even left the bay.

So Pentagon planners did what any responsible national security team would do when the Commander-in-Chief becomes a security risk.

They lied to him.

Enter: The Decoy

Two B-2 bomber fleets launched from Missouri.

One flew west over the Pacific, in full view of civilian radar-tracking sites. The other flew east, quietly crossing the Atlantic under cover of night.

The westbound fleet was bait. Designed to mislead Trump, internet sleuths, and most importantly, Tehran.

The real strike force was silent, low-key, and invisible.

At 2:10 a.m. local time in Iran, the second fleet dropped two bunker-busting bombs on the Fordow facility. By the end of the operation, 14 bombs had been dropped in a direct hit on Iran’s underground nuclear site.

And Trump? He was still online, doing what he does best: bragging cryptically about something he probably was not supposed to mention.

Just Another Day in Trump’s America

Let’s pause and consider how ridiculous this is.

The military, a branch of government with literal alien invasion contingency plans, had to run a fake airstrike to stop the president from spoiling a real one.

This was not a comedy sketch. This was a real military operation that could have triggered all-out war in the Middle East.

And the biggest threat was not Iran. It was a guy with a smartphone and no impulse control. If you think this was some isolated “oops” moment, think again.

Trump has a long track record of playing fast and loose with national security.

• He gave classified intel to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office.

• He stored boxes of sensitive documents in his bathroom.

• And now, he is basically playing Call of Duty from Mar-a-Lago.

Fordow, Fallout, and a Failing Commander-in-Chief

Fordow is not just any target. It is one of Iran’s most heavily fortified uranium enrichment sites, buried underground and built to withstand attacks. You do not bomb Fordow unless you're sending a message or looking to start something bigger.

Normally, that kind of decision would go through Congress. At the very least, it would be debated publicly.

Trump handled it like a Marvel trailer drop. Cryptic captions. Overhyped drama. No accountability. He told the public he was still deciding, acting like the adult in the room. In reality, the bombs were already in the air.

And the most dangerous part? The deception wasn’t just aimed at Iran. It was aimed at us.

Trump pretended to weigh the risks. The Pentagon pretended he was in control. But behind the scenes, they were scrambling to keep the guy with the launch codes out of the loop because they didn’t trust him not to tweet it.

And they weren’t wrong.

When your Commander-in-Chief is the biggest security risk in the room, you treat him like a toddler with a flare gun.

But that kind of dysfunction doesn’t just put troops at risk. It puts all of us in the blast zone.