{
  "id": 725712,
  "title": "Report: US officials questioned Israeli intelligence behind Trump’s clandestine flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/report-us-officials-questioned-israeli-intelligence-behind-trumps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T02:24:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691647"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US intelligence officials were skeptical of an Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump during his visit to Turkey, according to The Washington Post. The threat was relayed by Israel, but CIA analysts did not view the intelligence as compelling, with one US official describing it as low confidence.\n\nDespite the skepticism, a covert plane swap was executed out of extra caution. Trump was secretly shuttled in an airport catering truck to an alternate military aircraft that flew him from Ankara to Britain. According to Haaretz, some US intelligence sources believed that Israel also relayed the threat in an attempt to influence Trump's policy in the region.\n\nThe swap involved Trump's two most senior Cabinet members, Secretary of State and Treasury Secretary, flying out on what was effectively a decoy plane, while Trump was moved to a smaller military jet, a senior US official said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Report: U.S. intelligence doubted Israeli warning of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump in Turkey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/report-u-s-intelligence-doubted-israeli-warning-of-iranian-plot-to",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:12:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Missile threat made Trump move to smaller US jet during Turkey visit: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/missile-threat-made-trump-move-to-smaller-us-jet-during-turkey-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-13T03:32:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}