Secret Service urged Trump to leave Turkey on old Air Force One over Iran threat
US Secret Service officials reportedly urged President Trump to swap his Qatari-donated luxury jet for the older Air Force One as a security precaution amid renewed hostilities with Iran. The switch is said to have taken place as Trump departed the NATO summit in Turkey.
US Secret Service officials reportedly urged President Donald Trump to board an older Air Force One aircraft rather than the Qatari-donated luxury jet when leaving the NATO summit in Turkey. The change was attributed to renewed hostilities with Iran.
Reports also suggest the Qatari-donated jet may lack some of the defensive countermeasures fitted to older presidential aircraft, a factor that may have heightened security concerns. The switch coincides with intelligence reports that Iran had drawn up a fresh plot to assassinate Trump.
The White House has not provided detailed comment on the matter. The development points to a period of escalating Iran-US tension and a renewed review of Trump's security protocols.
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