Air Force One

Trump says Iran 'seriously' talking to US as Mideast nations try to de-escalate regional tensions

Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani said that "the formation of a structure for #negotiations is underway," for talks with the US.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters over the North Atlantic as he returns to Washington from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aboard Air Force One, US, January 22, 2026.
Iranian Basiji men carry a hanging noose attached to a banner that reads "the Execution Verdict of Netanyahu and Other Zionist Regime Leaders Must be Issued" during a parade of an alleged 110,000 paramilitary Basij and IRGC forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2026.

Iran disputes claim that Trump stopped over 800 executions, say none were scheduled - report

"I stopped 837 hangings on Thursday," Trump told the press on Friday morning. "And I said, 'if you hang those people, you're gonna be hit harder than you've ever been hit.'"

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A view of the plane which will now carry President Trump to Switzerland after Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews on January 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Qatar-donated Air Force One jet expected to be delivered to Trump by summer 2026 - report

The plane must undergo extensive modifications before US President Donald Trump can board it, though the precise details of those modifications are classified, CNN reported. 

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US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

Trump added that he threatened Iran with US airstrikes if the Islamic Republic's regime carried out hangings of protesters and political dissidents as planned, and Tehran backed down as a result.

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Israel's Air Force One, 'Wing of Zion,' is ready but still grounded

The plane is officially ready, but Prime Minister Naftali Bennett currently has no plans to use it.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union chairman Yair Katz is seen ceremonially removing the "experimental" sticker on the Wings of Zion, Israel's answer to Air Force One.

Biden slips: Mossad parody regrets adding 'fun slide' to Air Force One

Implying that it had a hand in making the presidential aircraft, the agency made a meme of Homer Simpson standing in front of a lever that reads "super fun happy slide."

MARCH 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Trump offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force 1 after 2019 summit

'I can get you home in two hours if you want,' Trump reportedly told Kim, shocking everyone in the room. "Kim declined," former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger said.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

'Namaste Trump': India's nationalist leader holds huge rally for president

US officials have described Trump's visit as a way to counter China's rise as a superpower.

FEBRUARY 24, 2020ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the "Namaste Trump" event with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, in Ahmedabad, India, February 24, 2020

Israel’s ‘Air Force One’ successfully completes first test flight

The cost of the purchase and renovation of the plane is estimated to total NIS 600 million ($170m.).

NOVEMBER 4, 2019ByEYTAN HALON
The State of Israel's own 'Air Force One' aircraft made its first test flight Sunday.