Trump Switched to Older Air Force One in Turkey After Iranian Proxy Threat

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 24

U.S. officials judged an Iranian proxy threat against Trump and whatever aircraft he used credible enough to switch his departure plane during the NATO summit in Turkey.
Trump had arrived in Ankara on a Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8, but the Secret Service urged him to leave on the older Air Force One after the threat was detected.
The newly disclosed threat explains the White House’s abrupt plane swap and sharpens concerns about the donated 747-8, which lacks the older jet’s full defensive capabilities.
Officials said the intelligence did not single out the new plane itself; the target was Trump and the aircraft carrying him.