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Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat

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An Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump prompted an extraordinary operation lastmonth in which he flew secretly from Turkey on an alternate military aircraft while the White House said he was aboard Air Force One, The Washington Post has learned. [The Washington Post page is metered; only the lead and page metadata were retrievable this cycle. og:description: "The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel." og:title: "Contradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threat". Page title: "Trump flew in secrecy amid Iran threat as Air Force One became a decoy - The Washington Post". Published 2026-08-10T22:53:03Z, modified 2026-08-11T03:18:24Z.]