The Daily Beast reported that Trump became emotionally volatile during a rescue operation for two downed US airmen in Iran, leading aides to brief him separately rather than include him in the crisis room. The article cites anonymous WSJ sources and confirms Trump posted publicly on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz, though the specific details about his removal from briefings and the timing of subsequent Iranian actions cannot be independently verified. The framing emphasizes Trump's emotional instability and poor decision-making during the ongoing US-Iran conflict rather than substantive strategic analysis. A genuine crisis did occur — but much of the interior White House drama relies on anonymous official accounts with no secondary confirmation.