Media: Iranian threat to Trump's plane included surface-to-air missile attack

An American official source told The Wall Street Journal that Israel provided the Trump administration with intelligence about a threat of a surface-to-air missile attack on Air Force 1 during a flight from Ankara to London after the NATO summit. Several senior aides, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, remained on board. Earlier, an unusual deception operation on July 8 was reported to conceal Trump's location due to fears of an assassination attempt by Iran.

According to an American official source who spoke with The Wall Street Journal, Israel provided the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump with intelligence indicating a threat of a surface-to-air missile attack directed at Air Force 1 during the president's flight after the NATO summit from Ankara to London. Several senior presidential aides remained on board, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Earlier, it was reported that during the flight on July 8, an unusual deception operation was conducted aimed at concealing Trump's location due to fears of an assassination attempt by Iran on him or his aircraft. The article references The Wall Street Journal material and contains no additional details or comments.