Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit in Turkey.
In a covert operation, President Donald Trump secretly swapped aircraft while departing a NATO summit in Turkey, amid a potential Iranian threat, according to reports from US media. On July 8, the President initially boarded Air Force One, visible to news cameras, before being transported in a catering truck to a smaller C-32A military aircraft.
This operation, designed to maintain secrecy, was not disclosed to journalists or some White House staff onboard. Officials confirmed the US had detected this threat and the White House has not confirmed the switch. Trump had earlier declared Iran to be his top target during the summit in Ankara. This covert maneuver came a day after the US conducted military strikes on Iran following the collapse of negotiations aimed at ending the conflict.
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