Trump secretly switched planes over Iran threat
US President Donald Trump utilized a secret decoy operation involving a catering truck to switch aircraft during a trip from Turkey to Britain. The deception was reportedly prompted by a credible assassination threat from Iran.
Why it matters
This highlights the extreme security measures required for high-level political travel amidst escalating geopolitical tensions.
US President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month 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.
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 Mr Trump had boarded the plane, he left it in secret via the catering truck and boarded another aircraft for the flight to Britain, the Post said yesterday, quoting unnamed sources.
The New York Times carried a similar report, quoting unnamed US officials.
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