Last weekend, President Donald Trump greeted guests at a children's charity gala inside his private Mar-a-Lago club. Then, beyond heavy, gold-plated doors and layers of security at the same estate, he watched "Operation Epic Fury" unfold from a separate space converted to a makeshift "situation room."

The Iran operation marks the sixth major military action Trump has directed from Mar-a-Lago during his second term, underscoring the resort's evolution from social playground to presidential command center.