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Iran's proxy forces threatened Air Force One security and temporarily replaced the jet during NATO summit in Trump

According to The New York Times, a number of informed sources revealed that, during his participation in the NATO summit this month, the United States President, Trump, advised the Secret Service to replace the aircraft when he left Turkey, following the discovery by the United States side of a possible attack by the Iranian proxy forces against Toran ' s exclusive aircraft. It was reported that Trump arrived in Ankara, Turkey, on a new Boeing-747-8, donated by Qatar, but that the aircraft had not yet been equipped with an advanced defence system of the same level as the traditional Air Force 1. When the United States Government discovered the threat, the United States Secret Service recommended that Trump depart on the old version of Air Force 1. According to the source, the threat was not aimed specifically at Qatar ' s donation of aircraft, but at Trump himself and any aircraft on which he was travelling. Previously, Trump had stated that the aircraft had been replaced to allow British-based United States military personnel to visit the new aircraft and had denied being linked to security factors. The New York Times, however, reported that aircraft replacement decisions were in fact related to security assessments. Reports indicate that the Boeing 747-8 donation from Qatar is still planned for future upgrades to enhance the security capabilities required by the presidential jet. The White House said that the plane was "fully safe for the President to travel" and would be upgraded for about a month this fall. This incident coincided with an escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iraq. It was reported that United States officials had previously received information about possible plans by the Iranian side for operations against Trump and that the United States side was vigilant about the security threat level of the President。

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