Trump used ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says - MS NOW

On 11 August 2026, reports in the Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN and other outlets said Trump used an elaborate ruse to leave Turkey after the NATO summit because of an Iran threat. The reports said he secretly switched planes; the New York Times said he used a military jet, and the Times of Israel and The Telegraph described him being moved in a catering truck or container. Novinite called it a decoy Air Force One.

Separately, Turkey's parliament passed a legal framework for PKK disarmament, according to Global Times, and Iran downplayed concerns over the Makkah pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey.