DUBAI: US intelligence officials were skeptical of an alleged Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump during his trip to Turkiye for the NATO summit, which prompted a secretive plan to fly him out of the country in an alternative military aircraft. The assassination threat was relayed by the Israeli government to the CIA, where analysts did not view the intelligence as compelling and conveyed that skepticism to Trump administration officials, Washington Post reported, quoting current and former US officials familiar with the intelligence said.

The clandestine mission, even kept from Trump staff, was revealed to the Washington Post.

The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left the NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse and a “decoy” plane that concealed his…