U.S. Military Deploys Call of Duty Footage in Official Iran War Promotions

The Trump administration has incorporated Call of Duty footage directly into official promotional materials for military strikes in Iran, marking the first time a major U.S. government entity has appropriated commercial gaming assets for official military messaging at scale. The practice blurs boundaries between entertainment and military documentation, leveraging gaming's emotional engagement mechanisms—high-impact visuals, dramatic pacing, heroic framing—to shape public perception of actual military operations.