Trump confirms jet swap in Turkey, cites threats as reason

Trump’s confirmation comes a day after a Washington Post report said that the US President was secretly moved to a military aircraft in Turkey last month after US intelligence identified a credible assassination threat linked to Iran.

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he was secretly moved to a different aircraft while leaving Turkey last month after US security officials received what was described as a credible Iranian assassination threat.

Trump, who was in Ankara for the NATO summit, said he followed instructions from the US Secret Service and military officials without seeking details about the threat. The unusual operation involved moving him from the presidential aircraft to a........

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