<2>The White House Releases a Call of Duty-Style Video of Iran Strikes2>
<3>White House Uses Call of Duty Footage to Show Iran Strikes3>
<4>President Trump’s administration has once again used a popular video game to promote a military operation, this time in the form of a video released by the White House on Wednesday.4>
<5>The video, which has been viewed millions of times on social media, starts with a clip from the popular video game Call of Duty, before cutting to real-life footage of missiles and other munitions hitting targets in Iran.5>
<6>According to reports, the video was created by the White House’s social media team, who used footage from the game to match the style of the real-life footage.6>
<7>The video has been widely criticized for its use of a video game to promote a military operation, with many calling it a “desperate” attempt to boost public support for the strikes.7>
<8>However, the White House has defended the video, saying that it was meant to show the “reality” of the strikes and to “humanize” the victims of the attacks.8>
<9>But critics argue that the video is a
