Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war
President Trump recently used a decoy aircraft to travel safely following intelligence reports of an Iranian missile threat. This incident underscores the ongoing personal security concerns and high tensions between the U.S. and Iran following military escalations.
Why it matters
The report highlights the extreme security measures required for the U.S. President during a period of active, albeit unconventional, conflict with a foreign power.
Figure caption, Watch: President Trump secretly switches planes to avoid Iran threat
North America correspondent Published 46 minutes ago "I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first."
That was President Donald Trump's observation, made to ABC correspondent Jonathan Karl, in a phone conversation the day after he launched the US military campaign against Iran in February
An Israeli airstrike, conducted with US approval and co-ordination, had just killed the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian leaders – and Trump drew a direct line from that attack to threats and alleged plots the Iranians had made against him in previous years.
Trump has refrained from similar remarks in the ensuing six months of warfare, but Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has echoed the view.
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