Trump boarded secret flight via catering truck over Iran threat, report says
President Donald Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month in an operation that involved moving him between aircraft in a catering truck, the Washington Post reported. The extraordinary deception was reportedly prompted by an Iranian assassination threat.
President Donald Trump took a secret military flight departing from Turkey last month, according to a Washington Post report citing US media sources. During the operation, Trump was moved between aircraft using a catering truck, an unusual security measure described as an extraordinary deception.
The report says the elaborate operation was prompted by an assassination threat linked to Iran. US officials reportedly altered the president's route and mode of transfer at short notice to safeguard his security during the trip.
The episode surfaced amid ongoing tension between the United States and Iran. It offers new detail on the scale of security precautions taken around the president's travel during this period.
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