Iran Broadcasts Assassination Threat Against Trump's Youngest Son; U.S. Secret Service 'Aware'

The U.S. Secret Service has taken action after an Iranian state television broadcast featured a video threatening to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump's youngest son.

According to U.S. broadcaster CNN on the 25th local time, a three-minute video was aired over the weekend on Iran's state-run IRIB network, beginning with a graphic bearing the English phrase "Where to kill Barron Trump."

Barron is the youngest of President Trump's three sons and two daughters, and his only child with First Lady Melania.

He is 20 years old this year and currently a college student, having entered New York University's Stern School of Business in 2024.

The IRIB video featured graphics showing locations known to be frequented by Barron in public, including Trump Tower in New York City, and in the latter half, a voiceover narrated that people are "eagerly waiting to collect the 10 million dollar bounty."

Hardline Iranian media have repeatedly broadcast threats against President Trump and his family since the outbreak of the Iran war on February 28, following the deaths of then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many members of his family.

CNN noted that while these have included threats against First Lady Melania, this appears to be the first time the youngest son, Barron, has been explicitly targeted.

The Secret Service (SS), tasked with protecting the president and other key figures, is aware of and preparing for the threats against Barron.

Nate Herring, a spokesperson for the SS, said in a statement to CNN, "The SS is aware of the video and is investigating all matters that could be interpreted as threats to our protectees," adding, "Due to operational security concerns, we do not discuss protective intelligence matters."

In addition, a federal law enforcement source stated that the video is part of an Iranian video campaign targeting President Trump himself and his family.

CNN reported that several of the videos include travel routes and offers of murder for members of the Trump family.

While attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month, President Trump mentioned the assassination threats from Iran, stating, "I am on some lists. I've been a little bit lucky so far, but maybe it won't last long. These are wicked and insane people."

President Trump also sparked controversy when returning from the NATO summit by pretending to board Air Force One while switching to a military transport aircraft, a move also prompted by Iranian assassination threats.

The U.S. government has warned that Iran and Iran-linked groups have targeted President Trump for assassination ever since he ordered the elimination of Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in 2020 during his first term in office.

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