LiveLive Updates August 12, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAugust 12, 2026UpdatesTrump says advisers wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to Iranian threatTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump upon his arrival on the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, July. Credit: AFP/SAUL LOEBTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump upon his arrival on the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, July. Credit: AFP/SAUL LOEBU.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a recent summit in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a "different plane" due to a threat."I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane," Trump said of sneaking off the presidential plane.His comments confirmed a report that first appeared in The Washington Post on Monday saying that Trump stowed away in an airport catering container to slip into another plane while Air Force One - filled with White House officials, security and support staff, and reporters - was sent into the sky out of Turkey, essentially as a decoy, just in case Iran made good on a credible threat of an attack."I just have to do what they say," Trump told reporters after a trip to Ohio.The president also said that the plane he flew on was "at greater risk.""I think actually the plane that I flew on was at greater risk," Trump told reporters after The Washington Post broke the story. "I think it was at greater risk because that would be the plane I think that they would be more likely to go for."Trump also told reporters the U.S. still controls the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran doesn't control the strategic waterway. "We own it, and at some point, maybe they'll do something, and then they get blown away," Trump said. "Right now, we're in a very good position."IDF condemns settler outpost in Palestinian family's yard, but won't dismantle itA newly established settler outpost in a Palestinian house's yard in Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank.A newly established settler outpost in a Palestinian house's yard in Qusra, near Nablus in the northern West Bank.The Israeli army condemned settlers who established an outpost in the yard of a Palestinian family in the West Bank village of Qusra near Nablus, but has not removed them from the site."This is illegal, reprehensible and unacceptable activity that harms village residents and their way of life," the IDF said. "The IDF strongly condemns such incidents."The military said all those involved would be dealt with in coordination with security forces, adding that any reservists or regular soldiers found to have participated would face disciplinary action.10 hours agoU.S. says it disabled ship trying to reach Iran, fired two missilesU.S. Central Command said Tuesday that its forces disabled the Panama-flagged Vela Nova after it attempted to sail toward an Iranian port in violation of the U.S. blockade.CENTCOM said an MH-60 Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles into the ship's engine room after its civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from U.S. forces, disabling its steering gear. Earlier today, CENTCOM forces disabled the steering gear of Panama-flagged M/V Vela Nova as the cargo vessel attempted to transit the Gulf of Oman and violate the U.S. blockade against Iran by sailing toward an Iranian port.