Trump flew secretly from Turkey due to Iranian threat
Reports indicate that Donald Trump was secretly moved between aircraft via a catering truck while departing Turkey to avoid a potential Iranian assassination threat. The operation involved a deception to mask his travel on a smaller military plane instead of the expected Air Force One.
Why it matters
This reveals significant security protocols and geopolitical tensions involving the US and Iran during high-level diplomatic travel.
After US President Donald Trump boarded the old Air Force One in front of cameras in Ankara, he was secretly shuttled to a smaller plane, an Air Force C-32A.
Listen WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey in July in an operation that involved him being moved between aircraft in a catering truck, an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported on Aug 10.
The White House said at the time that the President was flying aboard Air Force One from Turkey, where he had attended a NATO summit, to Britain. But moments after Trump boarded the plane, he left it in secret via the catering truck and boarded another aircraft for the flight to Britain, the Post said on Aug 10 , quoting unnamed sources.
The New York Times carried a similar report, quoting unnamed US officials.
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