American officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Retired Secret Service Special Agent Robert McDonald joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the security measures that had President Trump travel in the old Air Force One instead of the jet gifted by Qatar after the U.S. launched new strikes in Iran.
On a gleaming Swiss mountaintop in June, American and Iranian officials launched talks for a final agreement to end the war in the Middle East.
This difference reflects Iran's limited firepower and degraded air defenses, and highlights how the war is taking a disproportionate toll on Iranians.
Trump announced ahead of time on Truth Social that he would fly on the older plane to the United Kingdom "for old times' sake."
The White House offered an explanation Thursday as to why President Trump used the older model of Air Force One to leave the NATO summit in Turkey instead of the newer model that had been gifted from Qatar.
US claimed it struck 90 targets while Iran fired on Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar overnight.
Tehran said it targeted Patriot missile interceptors in Kuwait, early warning systems in Qatar, and fuel depots in Bahrain, which is also the home of the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
President Trump said he will fly from Turkey to Britain aboard an older Air Force One, rather than the retrofitted Boeing 747 donated by Qatar that made its first international trip. Asked whether ...
Trump flew from Turkey to the U.K. onboard the old jet amid concerns about the security features of the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One.