Präsident im Catering-Laster: Medien: USA zweifelten an iranischer Bedrohung für Trump
Trump wechselt auf dem Heimweg vom Nato-Gipfel versteckt in einem Catering-Container den Flieger. Der einem Politthriller gleichende Vorgang schlägt international Wellen. Nun gibt es neue Infos.
President Donald Trump was reportedly doubted by the United States in a perceived Iranian threat to his life, despite choosing a deception maneuver during his return from the NATO summit in Turkey. The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal reported that Israel had transmitted intelligence from its intelligence agencies to the US, indicating a threat from Iran to Trump's life.
CIA officials considered this intelligence as unconvincing, citing current and former US officials familiar with the intelligence. According to the Wall Street Journal, Israel had gathered information that Iranian representatives discussed plans to assassinate Trump during his stay in Turkey. The information was vague, and many of Trump's employees did not consider it fully credible, according to the newspaper's quotes of government officials.
Some suspected that Israel might have wanted to push Trump towards escalating the Iran conflict. The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal cite a current and a former US official who say that some US intelligence officers regarded the warning of threats to Trump as an attempt to influence US regional politics rather than a genuine information sharing.
After receiving intelligence reports from their own intelligence agencies, the US decided against taking any risk and opted for the deception maneuver, according to both US media sources. The Washington Post had revealed on Monday (local time) that the White House had staged the appearance of Trump's flight in a government van from Ankara to the airport on July 8 following the NATO summit.
The 80-year-old then reportedly secretly transferred to a catering container under the van, which brought him to a smaller US military aircraft on the tarmac. From there, Trump flew to Britain in an undisclosed manner. After landing in Britain, the presidential party switched from the old, light-blue Boeing 747 to a new jet they had received from Qatar.
Trump then exited the aircraft in the United States under the pretense of following the instructions of his personal security, saying it was his secret service. The Secret Service is responsible for the president's security, among other things.
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