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Secret Operation Evacuates Trump from Turkey Amid Iranian Assassination Threat

How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

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First reported by Ynet · 8 hours ago

What happened

In response to an Iranian assassination threat during his NATO visit to Turkey, Donald Trump was secretly evacuated on a smaller plane disguised by a food truck, while the official presidential plane acted as a decoy. The operation was based on Israeli intelligence shared with the US, revealing Iran's plan to kill Trump during his trip.

01Iran threatened to assassinate President Trump during his visit to Turkey last month.
02Trump was secretly transferred from Air Force One to a smaller plane using a food truck as cover.
03He was flown back to Washington via England while the presidential plane served as a decoy.
04Some White House staff were unaware of the secret evacuation and believed they were on the same plane as Trump.
05Israel shared critical intelligence with the US about the assassination plot, including a direct quote from an Iranian official.
06The White House publicly stated Trump remained on Air Force One throughout the flight to conceal the operation.

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