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How a catering truck helped Trump secretly switch planes amid threat from Iran

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Scoop News DeskIran · Published Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM UTC

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He was first arrested in 2022 for allegedly hitting a Russian police officer and was sentenced to 4.5 years, but his sentence was extended to a decade. 1 dead — Major General Qasem Soleimani He turned around, gave a wave to the cameras, broadcasting his departure live, and disappeared behind the closed door, which is when the camera zooms out, but doesn't focus on that catering truck.

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