{
  "id": 729901,
  "title": "Trump secretly moved to third plane over Iran threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-secretly-moved-to-third-plane-over-iran-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:25:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1537897/trump-secretly-moved-to-third-plane-over-iran-threat/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a different plane during his return from Turkey last month due to a credible and imminent threat. According to the Times of India and Business Recorder, a shoulder-fired missile threat was made against his plane, prompting the Secret Service to take action.\n\nOn July 8, Trump and a small group of aides were moved from the presidential aircraft to a nondescript C-32A jet using a catering truck, while the larger aircraft continued its journey carrying senior administration officials, White House staff, and journalists. The operation was kept secret to conceal the president's movements.\n\nThe threat was deemed credible and imminent by the Secret Service, who had little time to prepare an alternative travel plan. Trump confirmed that the Secret Service had ordered him to use a different aircraft, although he did not provide further details. The sources did not disclose where the intelligence about the threat came from, but it was reportedly related to heightened tensions with Iran.",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T08:17:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Credible missile threat prompted secret Trump aircraft switch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/credible-missile-threat-prompted-secret-trump-aircraft-switch",
        "published": "2026-08-12T23:40:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/hegseth-several-other-aides-joined-trump-on-decoy-flight-amid-iranian",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:03:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/heres-who-joined-trump-on-his-secret-military-plane-and-who-got-left-721778",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Here’s who joined Trump on his secret military plane – and who got left on the ‘risky’ Air Force One",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/heres-who-joined-trump-on-his-secret-military-plane-and-who-got-left",
        "published": "2026-08-13T02:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-confirms-he-switched-planes-after-nato-summit-because-of",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:30:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}