India, Aug. 12 -- US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday demanded an immediate and comprehensive briefing from the Trump administration regarding the Iranian threats that reportedly prompted the US President to take a secret, clandestine flight out of Turkey last month, according to US broadcasters.

The demand follows explosive reports detailing an elaborate deception operation in which the White House utilised the legacy Air Force One jet as a decoy, leaving administration staff and journalists completely unaware that the president had been secretly transferred to an alternate military aircraft.

The covert manoeuvre highlights the severe security concerns surrounding the executive branch amid escalating military hostilities...