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August 13, 2026
27 minutes
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Last month, President Trump secretly swapped planes via a catering truck as he left a Nato summit in Turkey. The elaborate ruse, first reported by the Washington Post, was in response to a possible threat from Iran.
But how serious were the US administration’s fears of an assassination attempt? And does the Iranian regime have the capability to carry out such an operation beyond its borders?
We speak to:
- Parham Ghobadi, a senior reporter at the BBC’s Persian Service,
- Dan Lamothe of the Washington Post,
to understand more about what transpired on Air Force One, the history of Iran’s alleged assassination plots, and why the Iranian regime’s prime target might be its own citizens.
Producers: Mhairi MacKenzie, Hannah Moore and Xandra Ellin
Executive producers: Martine Powers and James Shield
Mix: Travis Evans
Digital producer: Sam Gruet
Studio manager: Mike Regaard
Senior news editor: China Collins
Photo credit: A catering truck is parked on the other side of Air Force One, before U.S. President Donald Trump’s departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders’ summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. Credit: Reuters/ABC-TV/Pool/File Photo
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