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As 5,000 sailors and marines complete a record-breaking 250 days consecutively onboard the US Navy's aircraft carrier tied to the conflict with Iran, they continue to battle poor living conditions and mental stresses.

The information was considered serious enough that Trump and officials in his administration carried out an unusual decoy operation to get him out of Turkey. | World News

US intelligence officials had low confidence in an Iranian threat against US President Donald Trump before he was secretly moved to an alternate aircraft while departing Turkey after the NATO Summit last month, according to a report by The Washington Post.

Israel warned the US of a possible Iranian missile threat targeting Air Force One, prompting Trump's secret flight from Turkey, a report has claimed.

Some US intelligence officials pointed out that Tel Aviv's 'kill plot' warning was designed less to inform the US about the threat and more to influence Trump's decision-making and US policy in the region.

Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military jet after an Iranian threat during his return from the NATO summit in Turkiye. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remained on a decoy aircraft, while journalists and some White House staff believed Trump was aboard.

The war in the Middle East broke out when the US and Israeli forces conducted joint strikes on Iran on February 28.

The reports, published by the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, raised fresh concerns about the mental health of the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard the carrier.

US intelligence found Iranian operatives had tracked Trump in Ankara, prompting a covert aircraft switch. The deception continued even after he left the immediate danger zone.

The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions.