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This is a favorable story in a magazine that Trump has consistently praised – with one exception. The front-page image, Trump declared, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time's tribute to Donald Trump's part in facilitating a ceasefire in Gaza, leading its 10 November issue, was accompanied by a photograph of Trump taken from below and with the sun shining from the back.

The result, he says, is ""terrible".

"Time wrote a fairly positive story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", he shared on Truth Social.

“They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that resembled a floating crown, but an very tiny one. Quite bizarre! I always disliked taking pictures from low perspectives, but this is a terrible picture, and should be criticized. What are they doing, and why?”

Trump has made no secret of his desire to appear on Time’s cover and did so on four occasions in the previous year. The preoccupation has reached his golf courses – previously, the editors demanded to remove fabricated front pages exhibited in some of his properties.

This issue's photograph was shot by Graeme Sloane for a news agency at the presidential residence on 5 October.

The shot's viewpoint highlighted negatively his chin and neck area – an opportunity that the governor of California Gavin Newsom did not miss, with his press office sharing an altered image with the criticized section obscured.

{The living Israeli hostages in Gaza have been released under the first phase of Donald Trump's peace plan, alongside a release of Palestinian detainees. The deal might turn into a signature achievement of his next term, and it could mark a strategic turning point for that part of the world.

Meanwhile, a support for Trump's image has been offered by a surprising origin: the director of information at Moscow's diplomatic office intervened to condemn the "damaging" image choice.

It's amazing: a image exposes those who selected it than about the individual pictured. Only disturbed individuals, people driven by hatred and animosity –possibly even deviants – could have selected such an image", she posted on her social channel.

In light of the positive pictures of Biden that that magazine used on the cover, even with his age-related challenges, the situation is self-revealing for the publication", she added.

The explanation for his queries – why did they choose this, and why? – may be something to do with creatively capturing a sense of power stated by an imaging expert, Guardian Australia’s picture editor.

The photograph technically technically is good," she says. "They picked this image because they wanted the president to look impressive. Gazing upward evokes a feeling of their majesty and the president's visage actually looks thoughtful and almost slightly angelic. It's rare you see pictures of him in such a serene moment – the picture feels tender."

His hair appears to “disappear” because the rear illumination has washed out that area of the image, creating a halo effect, she adds. Although the article's title complements Trump’s expression in the image, "one cannot constantly gratify the person photographed."

"No one likes being photographed from below, and even if all of the thematic components of the image are highly effective, the visual appeal are not flattering."

The Guardian contacted Time magazine for feedback.