Trump warned of Iranian plot to kill him in Turkey prompted President to switch planes

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 13, 2026 8:04pm Updated July 13, 2026 8:05pm Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, (Picture: Getty) Donald Trump switched planes on his way home from the NATO summit in Turkey and no-one could figure out why. It has since emerged that the US was warned Iran had been plotting to take out the US President when he was visiting Ankara. According to Israeli broadcaster Channel 12, senior Iranian officials thought last week’s major NATO summit was a major opportunity to kill Trump. The New York Times reported that Trump switched planes on the way home because the Secret Service was concerned