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11 August 2026

Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

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Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say

The US president was moved from the old Air Force One to a military plane as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, US media say.

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