Trump secretly flown from Turkey after Iranian assassination threat: U.S. media report covert operation
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Trump secretly flown from Turkey after Iranian assassination threat: U.S. media report covert operation
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President Donald Trump was secretly transported from Turkey last month in a covert operation after U.S. officials received credible intelligence about an Iranian assassination threat, multiple U.S. media outlets reported on Tuesday.
According to The Washington Post, Trump boarded Air Force One in Ankara on July 8 following a NATO summit, then was discreetly moved to a military C-32A aircraft via a catering truck. The operation involved elevating the truck’s container to an aircraft door on the opposite side of Air Force One, where Trump was filmed entering. He was then flown to Mildenhall, a U.K. airbase, before reemerging on Air Force One and switching to a newer, Qatar-donated presidential jet for the return to Washington, D.C.
White House staffers and journalists aboard Air Force One were unaware of the switch and served as unwitting decoys, the Post reported. The White House neither confirmed nor denied the operation but stated in a response to The New York Times that “many enemies of America have Trump in their sights, and we use all available tools to address those threats.”
The deception followed renewed U.S. military strikes in Iran and escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters the U.S. Navy had cleared mines from the waterway, declaring it “open now” and claiming the U.S. was “the only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now.” He also rejected Iran’s demand for war reparations, instead insisting his administration would seek compensation from Tehran.
The Washington Post and New York Times both cited concerns about the security of Trump’s newer, Qatar-gifted aircraft against missile threats as a factor in his decision to initially board the original Air Force One. The operation mirrored past U.S. deception tactics, including a 2000 visit by President Bill Clinton to Pakistan.
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