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Trump switched planes in Turkey over Iran threat
July 25, 2026
Trump changed aircraft leaving Turkey after US officials found a credible threat to him and Air Force One from Iranian proxy forces, per New York Times.
The New York Times reports, under the headline 'Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One', that Donald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month. The Guardian and CBS News both carry the same account and cite the Times as its primary source: US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting Trump and Air Force One, and after officials detected it, the Secret Service recommended he change aircraft before leaving the country. On that core sequence the three outlets agree; the account rests on anonymous sources who spoke to the Times.
Two other items sit beside the aircraft-switch story without corroborating it. The Hill reports a separate Washington fight: a Republican senator blocked a request from Chuck Schumer aimed at stopping Trump from using taxpayer money to 'max out' the new Air Force One. That is a funding dispute over the plane, a distinct angle rather than support for the threat account. The Salt Lake Tribune item is a reader letter, commentary on the story rather than newsroom reporting, and adds no independent confirmation.
What is settled: three outlets, the Times with the Guardian and CBS News carrying its account, agree that a credible Iranian proxy threat prompted a Secret Service recommendation and an aircraft switch in Turkey. What is not: the details of the threat itself, which trace to unnamed sources and have drawn no independent confirmation beyond the Times account.
Still developing
The specifics of the Iranian proxy threat, from anonymous sources who spoke to the New York Times, have no independent confirmation, and the Senate fight The Hill reports over funding the new Air Force One is unresolved.
How settled the reporting is
Sources
- The Guardian — Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report
- The Salt Lake Tribune — Letter: Is America going broke fixing Donald’s ego trips, traps or tariffs?
- CBS News — Trump flew from Turkey on older Air Force One after credible threat from Iran and its proxies
- The Hill — GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One