--- title: U.S. Syria Airstrike: Guide to Donald Trump's War Room Photo description: See who is in the photo released by the White House of Trump and other officials getting briefed on the strike canonical: https://time.com/4731526/syria-airstrike-photo-war-room/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-07T19:40:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:48.587Z article:section: Politics og:title: Your Guide to Who's Who in the Photo of President Trump's War Room og:description: A closer look at who was at the table. og:url: https://time.com/4731526/syria-airstrike-photo-war-room/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Your Guide to Who's Who in the Photo of President Trump's War Room twitter:description: A closer look at who was at the table. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Your Guide to Who's Who in the Photo of President Trump's War Room > Sponsored content. 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The U.S. fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase Thursday, the first direct assault by American forces against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) and [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) Apr 7, 2017 7:40 PM UTC by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) and [Chris Wilson](https://time.com/author/chris-wilson/) Apr 7, 2017 7:40 PM UTC On Friday, the White House [released a photo](http://time.com/4731088/syria-airstrikes-donald-trump-photo/?xid=homepage) of President Trump and senior Administration officials being briefed on the [airstrike he ordered](http://time.com/4730785/assad-president-trump-syria-air-strike/?xid=homepage) against the Syrian regime. The strike came in response to reports the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on civilians. [President Trump said](http://time.com/4730494/trump-syria-chemical-weapons-idlib-intervention/?xid=homepage) it was in the “vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.” The following interactive photo lets you zoom in on any of the circled faces to see who’s who. Select a name or click a circle to zoom in. ## Transcript [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, Women and children. 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