Because Orci and Kurtzman were concerned the film could feel like a military recruitment commercial, they chose to make the military believe nations like Iran were behind the Decepticon attack as well as making the Decepticons primarily military vehicles.
Fordi Orci og Kurtzman var bekymret for at filmen kunne føles som en militær rekrutterings reklame, valgte de at lade militæret tro at nationer som Iran var bag Decepticonernes angreb såvel at Decepticonerne primært var militære køretøjer.