# Reports: Trump hid in catering container to board secret flight from Turkey amid Iran threat

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-11 06:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/trump-secret-flight-nato-return

> Donald Trump reportedly used an elaborate deception to leave Turkey for Britain on a secret military flight last month. The operation allegedly followed an Iranian assassination threat while he was attending a Nato summit in Ankara. Although television cameras showed him boarding the older Air Force One, a US official said he was later moved through the airport in a catering truck normally used for meals and other supplies. The president was reportedly concealed inside a catering container before boarding a smaller aircraft, while the White House said he was flying home on Air Force One.

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