# Washington Post: Iran threat prompted Trump’s secret flight out of Turkey

https://mins.news/en/item/18910

- France 24, 2026-08-11 09:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260811-donald-trump-took-secret-flight-out-of-turkey-over-iran-threat-the-washington-post-reports

> US President Donald Trump secretly left last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, according to a Washington Post report. He reportedly used an alternate military aircraft, while the White House created the impression that the Republican president was traveling aboard Air Force One. The report linked the covert change in aircraft to a threat from Iran. FRANCE 24 correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani provided further details.

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