US Secret Service Responds to Iranian TV Video Threatening to Kill Trump’s Son
- Iran's state broadcaster IRIB aired a nearly three-minute video naming Barron Trump and showing locations where the president's son is known to spend time
- The Secret Service confirmed it was aware of the video, saying it investigates anything that can be seen as a threat against those under its protection
- A federal law enforcement source told CNN the video is part of a wider Iranian campaign targeting President Trump and members of his family
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The United States Secret Service has confirmed it is aware of a video broadcast by Iran's state-owned television network that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump.
The video, which runs for close to three minutes, opens with an English-language graphic reading:
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"Where to kill Barron Trump?!" It then shows stylised graphics of locations where Barron is publicly known to frequent, including Trump Tower in New York. Near the end of the clip, a narrator referred to a "$10 million reward" for which people were "eagerly waiting."
"The US Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees," Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring said in a statement to CNN. "Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence."
Iran's wider campaign against the Trump family
According to CNN, the clip was broadcast over the weekend by IRIB, Iran's state broadcaster, whose director is appointed directly by the country's supreme leader. A federal law enforcement source told CNN the video forms part of a broader series of Iranian-produced content targeting the Trump family.
Some of those videos have reportedly included movement details and suggestions for how members of the president's family could be killed. Security officials said protective operations are continuously adjusted based on intelligence from the Secret Service, other agencies, police forces, and foreign partners.
While Iranian hardline media have repeatedly aired content threatening President Trump and members of his family since the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran in February, this is believed to be the first time Barron Trump has been directly named in such material. Previous threats had targeted first lady Melania Trump.
Trump acknowledges Iranian threats
President Trump himself has spoken openly about the danger. Speaking in July at the NATO summit in Turkey, he said: "I'm on whatever list... so far, I guess I've been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn't last very long. These are evil, sick people."
Those remarks came shortly before Trump quietly departed the summit on an alternate military aircraft, boarding the plane while concealed inside a catering truck as part of a security operation. A source familiar with the matter told CNN the precaution followed a specific threat involving a shoulder-fired missile, which was serious enough that officials feared for his life if he flew on either version of Air Force One.
US concerns about Iranian assassination plots against Trump stretch back to 2020, when he ordered the drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
During funeral events held in Iran for the late Khamenei in July, mourners were seen carrying posters calling for Trump's death and offering rewards for anyone who avenged the supreme leader's killing.
US strikes Iran for 13th consecutive night
Legit.ng earlier reported that the US military has carried out strikes on Iran for the thirteenth night running, with Iranian state media reporting four deaths and five injuries from the latest round of attacks.
Iranian media said explosions were heard at key military and commercial locations in the south of the country, including the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
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