Doubts Grow Over Iran Plot That Moved Trump's Plane
Questions have emerged over the alleged Iranian plot that led the Secret Service to move President Trump off Air Force One during a visit to Turkey. Reports say the CIA held low confidence in the threat even as Mr Trump was switched to another aircraft while cabinet members flew on a decoy plane. No Iranian statement or White House denial has emerged.
The story has shifted from the drama of the switch — Mr Trump reportedly moved via an airport catering vehicle — to the credibility of the intelligence behind it. That the warning is said to have originated with Israeli intelligence, while American and Turkish officials questioned it, points to friction between allies over how to read the threat from Tehran and how far to act on it. Some officials suspect the alarm may have been inflated to derail fragile US-Iran diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz. With no confirmation from Iran and no denial from the White House, the episode sits in an uneasy grey zone. Watch whether harder evidence of a plot surfaces or the account unravels.