US devised secret plan to shield Trump from Iranian threat at NATO summit

The Washington Post disclosed a covert US security initiative aimed at safeguarding former President Donald Trump from a purported Iranian assassination plot during the NATO summit in Turkey last month. According to the report, a meticulously orchestrated security plan was implemented to shield Trump from potential danger during the summit's concluding days in Turkey.

The plan entailed Trump's secret departure from Turkey in a smaller aircraft as part of the security operation, following a threat from Iran, as per news accounts.

The strategy involved Trump alighting from Air Force One through a catering truck at the airport, subsequently transferring to a different plane for his exit. Initially, Trump had arrived in Turkey on a new aircraft provided by Qatar, designated as Air Force One. However, security concerns led to his departure on an older presidential plane.

After boarding the older presidential aircraft, visual evidence revealed Trump covertly exiting via the catering vehicle, before transferring to a smaller C-32A Air Force jet. All three aircraft— the Qatari-gifted plane, the older presidential plane used as Air Force One, and the C-32A—departed independently for the United Kingdom, as per the report.

Upon arrival in Britain, Trump reembarked on the Qatari-gifted aircraft and returned to the United States. White House spokesperson Steven Cheung affirmed that the new Air Force One is equipped with advanced security protocols to ensure the president's and his staff's safety. The president recently affirmed that numerous adversaries of America are targeting him, and all available resources are being utilized to counter these threats.

Upon landing at RAF Mildenhall in England at 10:29 p.m. local time, journalists were not informed for approximately 20 minutes that they would be permitted to capture a photograph from beneath the aircraft's wing—a vantage point typically employed to document the president's disembarkation.