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<p>Shortly before Air Force One took off from Turkey at the end of last month\u0027s NATO summit, President Trump secretly slipped away from the presidential jet and was whisked to another plane with the help of an airport catering truck, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter.</p><p>The ruse was employed because the U.S. had learned of a threat from Iran and its allied proxies. U.S. intelligence had detected a credible plot to fire a missile at the plane Mr. Trump was on as he left the Turkish capital of Ankara, CBS News reported exclusively.</p><p>The president had expressed awareness of the risks posed by the U.S.-Iran war, calling himself Iran\u0027s "number one target" during the NATO summit.</p><p><span data-shortcode="link" data-label="Trump secretly switched to different plane in Turkey amid Iran missile threat" data-asset-type="article" data-uuid="b3ed5788-4836-4fb9-abb5-e3df69d8a165" data-slug="trump-secretly-switched-plane-turkey-air-force-one-iran-war-threat" data-link-text="Read more here." data-target="_blank" data-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-secretly-switched-plane-turkey-air-force-one-iran-war-threat/" data-edition="us">Read more here.</span></p>
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