Donald Trump flew home from the NATO summit on an older Air Force One instead of the new Qatari jet as US-Iran tensions escalated.

Trump returned from the NATO summit in Turkey aboard the older Air Force One instead of the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted jet, making a surprise aircraft switch as the US and Iran resumed exchanging strikes.

July 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump unexpectedly departed Turkey aboard an older Air Force One and then switched in Britain to the newly renovated Qatari-gifted jet he had arrived in Ankara on before heading home.

Trump says the new Air Force One is heading to Mildenhall Air Force Base in the United Kingdom so troops can tour the aircraft after NATO summit.

Trump says the new Air Force One is heading to Mildenhall Air Force Base in the United Kingdom so troops can tour the aircraft after NATO summit.

President Donald Trump switched from a new Qatari-gifted Air Force One to an older jet amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and security questions.

Trump returned from the NATO summit in Turkey aboard the older Air Force One instead of the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted jet, making a surprise aircraft switch as the US and Iran resumed exchanging strikes.

Images of the Qatari-gifted jet captured since its unveiling show it is not equipped with some of the same missile detection and countermeasure systems as the older jets.

US President Donald Trump unexpectedly switched from a retrofitted Qatari aircraft to an older Air Force One during his journey home from a NATO summit in Turkiye, raising fresh questions about...