Trump Secretly Evacuated After Iran Threat Warning
U.S. intelligence officials, including the CIA, expressed skepticism about Israel's warning of an Iranian assassination plot against President Donald Trump, but the Secret Service still arranged a secret evacuation of Trump from Ankara after the NATO summit on July 8, using a different military aircraft.
Consensus
- The CIA was skeptical about the credibility of intelligence provided by Israel regarding an Iranian assassination plot against Donald Trump.
- The Secret Service arranged a secret evacuation of Donald Trump from Ankara after the NATO summit.
- Trump initially boarded the presidential aircraft but was later transferred to a different military plane, a C-32A.
- The evacuation occurred on July 8, following the NATO summit in Ankara.
- Trump later acknowledged that the decision to change aircraft was made at the recommendation of the Secret Service and military officials.
- Trump had previously stated he might be a target of assassination, saying he was 'number one' on Iran's hit list.
Points of divergence
- Trump flew to the UK after leaving Turkey, and the flight was escorted by F-16 fighter jets. — kommersant
- Trump arrived at the NATO summit in a modified Boeing 747-8 donated by Qatar. — vesti
- Some U.S. intelligence analysts believed Israel may have provided the information not only to warn Trump but also to influence U.S. policy in the region. — kommersant
- Trump claimed he returned to the U.S. on a plane he had used before, but later admitted he changed aircraft on August 11. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- WP: CIA was skeptical of Israel's data on threat to Trump from Iran — Коммерсантъ
- CIA Skeptically Responded to Israel's Warning of Threat to Trump from Iran — Вести
Key entities
- Donald Trump
- Israel
- Iran
- CIA
- USA
- Secret Service
- WP
- Moscow
- White House
- The Washington Post
- Turkey
- Central Intelligence Agency
- USA (CIA)