I have tried to think how (1) implies MVI fails but I cannot see it fully: assume the MVI holds along a line segment between xmk x m k ${x}_{{m}_{k}}$ and ymk y m k
Month: August 2026
According to the New York Times, the threat in Ankara was considered serious enough for the Secret Service to secretly move Trump off Air Force One in a catering container and onto another military aircraft. Air Force One then departed for Britain with senior officials, military personnel and journalists aboard, while those passengers were apparently unaware that the presidential aircraft itself was considered at risk.
The operation was intended to conceal Trump’s movements and prevent an adversary from knowing which aircraft he was actually aboard. The unusual aspect is that the deception potentially shifted the risk from the president to other passengers without their knowledge.
The article also notes that this differs from previous presidential deception operations. During Bill Clinton’s 1999/2000 Pakistan trip, for example, journalists were at least partially informed of the deception, and the details were publicly disclosed after the president was safe.
The White House has defended the decision, with Trump saying he followed Secret Service advice. Former officials interviewed by the NYT are divided: some argue that protecting the president necessarily takes precedence, while others contend that knowingly placing uninformed civilians in a potentially targeted aircraft crosses an important line.
According to the New York Times, the threat in Ankara was considered serious enough for the Secret Service to secretly move Trump off Air Force One in a catering container and onto another military aircraft. Air Force One then departed for Britain with senior officials, military personnel and journalists aboard, while those passengers were apparently unaware that the presidential aircraft itself was considered at risk.
The operation was intended to conceal Trump’s movements and prevent an adversary from knowing which aircraft he was actually aboard. The unusual aspect is that the deception potentially shifted the risk from the president to other passengers without their knowledge.
The article also notes that this differs from previous presidential deception operations. During Bill Clinton’s 1999/2000 Pakistan trip, for example, journalists were at least partially informed of the deception, and the details were publicly disclosed after the president was safe.
The White House has defended the decision, with Trump saying he followed Secret Service advice. Former officials interviewed by the NYT are divided: some argue that protecting the president necessarily takes precedence, while others contend that knowingly placing uninformed civilians in a potentially targeted aircraft crosses an important line.
Iran could drag out its war with the U.S. until Trump leaves office to raise costs and strengthen deterrence, senior IRGC adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi said.
He claimed Iran is winning, is producing missiles faster than it fires them, and learns more about fighting U.S. forces the longer the conflict runs. Washington, he added, has no clear strategy.