Reports: Trump took secret flight from Turkey last month amid threats from Iran

The White House said President Donald Trump was on Air Force One when he left Turkey last month but he secretly was on a different aircraft.

President Donald Trump was whisked out of Turkey last month on a military aircraft in an elaborate plot to keep his location secret amid security fears from the war with neighboring Iran, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the plan.

US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us m

The reported ‘clandestine’ operation came as US officials deemed a threat to target the president’s plane as credible, outlets reported.

Donald Trump reportedly used an elaborate ruse to leave the NATO summit in Turkey, amid a credible assassination threat. Meanwhile, oil prices rose as hopes of a deal on the Strait of Hormuz fade. DW has more.

US President Donald Trump secretly flew out of Turkey last month on a smaller plane than previously known due to an assassination threat from Iran, The Washington Post reported on Monday. According to an anonymous US official who spoke to the Post, Trump boarded an Air Force One jet in Ankara on July 8, but then moved

Trump had taken the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet to Ankara for the NATO summit but he unexpectedly used an older Air Force One when departing the country, a move that prompted questions about the newer plane's security

Wash Post: Trump Took Secret Flight from Turkey amid Iran Threat  CNN

(Corrects to clarify he deplaned in Britain in paragraph 10) WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey last month when the White House said he was flying aboard Air Force One, an extraordinary move prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, the Washing

Trump took secret flight out of Turkey due to Iran threat, the Washington Post reports  Reuters

An Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump prompted an extraordinary operation last month in which he flew secretly on an alternate military aircraft.