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The report said the alleged threat originated with Israeli intelligence and was not shared with Turkish authorities in advance, according to officials\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. The\u00a0Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0(WaPo) reported Monday, Aug. 10, that U.S. officials considered the threat credible enough for Trump to secretly change aircraft when he departed Turkey\u00a0[2]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n MEE<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/em>\u00a0reported that the intelligence came from Israel, a detail the\u00a0WaPo<\/em>\u00a0report omitted, according to officials\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. A July report cited by\u00a0MEE\u00a0<\/em>said Israel provided the United States with new intelligence indicating an Iranian plot; Trump later said, “They want to take out the U.S. leader\u00a0\u2013 me”\u00a0[3]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n According to sources cited by\u00a0MEE<\/em>, Israeli intelligence warned that Iranian covert forces could target Air Force One at the airport in Ankara using shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, known as MANPADS, from one kilometer away\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. The Secret Service moved the departure point from Ankara Airport to Esenboga Airport and arranged for Trump to board the older Air Force One rather than the new model, according to the\u00a0WaPo<\/em>\u00a0report\u00a0[2]<\/sup>[4]<\/sup>. Trump had flown into Ankara on a new version of Air Force One donated by Qatar\u00a0[4]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n According to the\u00a0WaPo<\/em>\u00a0report, Trump made a public show of boarding the older Air Force One and was then moved to a third aircraft, an Air Force C-32A, via a catering truck\u00a0[2]<\/sup>. White House staffers and reporters aboard the older aircraft flew to the United Kingdom believing Trump was onboard, according to the report, making them unwitting decoys\u00a0[2]<\/sup>[4]<\/sup>. A U.S. official told\u00a0WaPo<\/em>\u00a0that Trump boarded an Air Force One jet in Ankara on July 8 and then moved into a catering container attached to the plane\u00a0[2]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n A source described as a person familiar with the matter told\u00a0MEE<\/em>, “Of course, we took the report very seriously and tried to assist our American counterparts as much as possible.” The same source added, “Yet it was very clear to us that there was no way this report was true”\u00a0[1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0MEE<\/em>\u00a0report said Turkish officials believe no credible evidence existed of an Iranian plot targeting Trump during the summit. The report also stated that the Israeli intelligence warning was not shared with Turkish authorities in advance, a factor that contributed to their skepticism\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. According to an anonymous U.S. official cited by\u00a0WaPo<\/em>, the threat involved an assassination threat from Iran\u00a0[2]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Turkish officials believe the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu devised the alleged plot to make it appear that Israel was protecting Trump, according to the\u00a0MEE<\/em>\u00a0report\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. Officials said the alleged fabrication was intended to further derail diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran and to strain relations between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom Trump repeatedly praised during the summit\u00a0[1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Another source, described as an Ankara insider, told\u00a0MEE<\/em>\u00a0that the Secret Service’s decision to move Trump had been leaked one month after it happened. “I guess they need heroes for an attack that never happened and, most likely, was never planned,” the insider said\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. Former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, said in May that Israel spent decades trying to drag the United States into a war with Iran\u00a0[5]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Israel has strongly opposed the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, which Trump has said he is strongly considering, according to the\u00a0MEE<\/em>\u00a0report\u00a0[1]<\/sup>. Turkey has also escalated its criticism of Israeli policy; in April 2026, Turkey formally accused Netanyahu of war crimes and issued a statement describing him as the “Hitler of our time”\u00a0[6]<\/sup>. Ankara has pursued greater defense independence in response to regional tensions, according to reports\u00a0[7]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Separately, Israel has deployed a Barak MX air defense system to Cyprus, a move that has raised alarms in Turkey about Israeli intelligence reach\u00a0[8]<\/sup>. Media criticism literature has analyzed how governments and news outlets construct reality through reporting\u00a0[9]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Intelligence history, including accounts of U.S. wartime operations under William Donovan, describes the use of intercepted communications and deception in statecraft\u00a0[10]<\/sup>. Historical records have also documented cases in which governments admitted to or proposed false flag attacks to justify policy decisions\u00a0[11]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n The full account of the alleged plot and the Turkish response has not been independently confirmed. After the alleged plot became public, Trump threatened Iran with overwhelming military retaliation, according to\u00a0MEE<\/em>\u00a0[12]<\/sup>. The reports reflect a dispute between allied governments over the reliability of Israeli intelligence and the direction of U.S.-Iran diplomacy\u00a0[1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Trump has said, “I’ve been on their list for a long time,” and he has stated that he left instructions for Iran to be bombed if he were assassinated\u00a0[13]<\/sup>. Turkish officials have said the attack was never planned. Until additional evidence is released, the episode remains a contested intelligence matter\u00a0[1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Ragip Soylu. “Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal”. Middle East Eye. August 11, 2026.<\/p>\n The Times of Israel. “Likud grants reserved spots on party list to Sa’ar and Katz, expanding PM’s control over its makeup”. The Times of Israel Liveblog. August 10, 2026.<\/p>\n Middle East Eye. “Israel told US of alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump”. Middle East Eye. July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n Dave DeCamp. “Report: Turkey Suspects Israel Fabricated Trump Assassination Plot To Derail US-Iran Diplomacy”. Antiwar.com. August 11, 2026.<\/p>\n Middle East Eye staff. “Israel has tried to drag US into war on Iran for decades, says former Qatari PM”. Middle East Eye. May 11, 2026.<\/p>\n Garrison Vance. “Turkey Accuses Israeli PM of War Crimes, Issues Formal Statement Comparing Him to Hitler”. NaturalNews.com. April 13, 2026.<\/p>\n NaturalNews.com. “Turkish President Erdogan vows to build fully independent defense industry amid ongoing regional tensions”. NaturalNews.com. June 25, 2025.<\/p>\n NaturalNews.com. “Israeli Air Defense Deployment in Cyprus Extends Intelligence Reach, Raising Alarms in Turkey”. NaturalNews.com. September 17, 2025.<\/p>\n “Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media”.<\/p>\n Richard Dunlop. “Donovan”.<\/p>\n NaturalNews.com. “60 False Flags Admitted By Presidents Politicians Generals And Spies”. NaturalNews.com. August 04, 2016.<\/p>\n Middle East Eye staff. “Trump says US ready to ‘destroy’ Iran after Israeli intelligence warns of ‘assassination plot'”. Middle East Eye. July 11, 2026.<\/p>\n The Epoch Times. “Trump Says He Left Instructions to Bomb Iran If He Is Assassinated”. The Epoch Times. July 10, 2026.<\/p>\nAlleged Plot Details and Secret Service Response<\/h2>\n
Turkish Officials Dispute the Intelligence<\/h2>\n
Suspected Motives Behind the Intel Report<\/h2>\n
Broader Diplomatic Context<\/h2>\n
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Explainer Infographic<\/h2>\n
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