Food Truck Trick: Trump Secretly Left Turkey to Escape Iranian Threat

On 11 August 2026, the Washington Post reported that Donald Trump secretly flew out of Turkey because of an Iranian threat, after a NATO summit. According to the accounts, he was moved off Air Force One using a catering truck or cart and left on a smaller military aircraft. The Washington Post noted this contradicted public statements.

A US official said security concerns prompted him to change planes, and Iran was described as having made an assassination threat. Israeli media reported that Israeli intelligence prompted the evacuation and that Israel helped Trump leave Turkey unharmed.