Iran knew Trump’s hotel floor during July Nato summit in Turkey as missile threat emerged

As the NATO summit unfolded in Turkey on July 8, 2023, American intelligence agencies uncovered a potential missile threat targeting the aircraft carrying US President Donald Trump. The New York Times revealed that officials had gathered multiple streams of information, indicating a specific surface-to-air missile threat against Air Force One. Amid this heightened tension, reports emerged that someone near the summit was seen with a shoulder-fired missile.

The scale of the operation to protect the President was unprecedented. Within hours, US officials devised a plan to conceal Trump's movements and secretly transport him out of Turkey. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, played a pivotal role in assessing the threat and determining the response. This resulted in a plan that transformed the recognizable aircraft into a decoy.

Despite Trump's public appearance on the older Air Force One, he was secretly moved to a C-32A, a military variant of the Boeing 757, and transported to Britain. Meanwhile, the presidential 747 carried journalists, White House personnel, and senior administration officials, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined the decoy aircraft after helping orchestrate the operation.

Following the plane's arrival in Britain, Trump was discreetly transferred back to the presidential aircraft through a different entrance, leading spectators to believe he had traveled aboard it from Turkey. The President acknowledged that security officials had directed him to switch aircraft, citing the Secret Service's safety concerns. This intricate series of events showcases the extraordinary measures taken to safeguard President Trump from a credible threat.