Trump Secretly Swapped Planes in Turkey After Reported Iranian Missile Threat

President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while departing a NATO summit in Turkey last month as part of an elaborate security operation triggered by a possible Iranian missile threat, US media reported.

Trump boarded Air Force One in full view of television cameras before being discreetly moved to a military aircraft with the help of a catering truck that obscured the transfer. Journalists traveling with the presidential party were falsely told the president had remained on the original plane.

US officials told CBS News that intelligence had detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the aircraft. The White House declined to confirm or deny the secret switch.