New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the aircraft he used to leave Turkey last month was at "greater risk" than the plane he had originally arrived in, after a report revealed that he had secretly switched flights amid an Iranian assassination threat.

Trump had travelled to Turkey for a NATO summit and was expected to depart aboard the aircraft he had arrived in. However, according to The Washington Post, he instead left the country after being moved through a catering truck and boarded another military aircraft, which first flew him to Britain.

At the time, the White House had said Trump was boarding the Air Force One aircraft from Turkey. The reported change of plans came after security officials asse...