The U.S. Secret Service confirmed Tuesday that it is aware of an Iranian state media video threatening the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s 20-year-old son. The footage, broadcast over the weekend by IRIB, references a 10 million dollar bounty and detailed graphics tracking the college student’s movements.
The nearly three-minute video opened with an English-language title asking Where to kill Barron Trump? according to international news reports. The broadcast displayed specific locations where the president’s youngest son spends time, including college dormitories and Trump Tower in New York.
Barron Trump’s personal relationships, activities, and the movements of his security detail
Beyond physical locations, the segment detailed Barron Trump’s personal relationships, activities, and the movements of his security detail. State media broadcasters claimed the 20-year-old is fully monitored and suggested people were eagerly waiting to receive our $10 million reward.
The video was released over the weekend by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, whose head is directly appointed by Iran’s supreme leader.
Secret Service Response and Operational Security
Federal law enforcement agencies quickly acknowledged the broadcast, though officials maintained tight-lipped protocols regarding protective measures. U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring issued a formal statement addressing the agency’s stance on the digital threat.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said in a statement. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
Nate Herring, Secret Service spokesperson
The agency handles any incoming hostile media with strict investigative measures. However, protective intelligence operations remain classified to safeguard the daily routines of the president’s family members. CNN previously reported that the Secret Service had knowledge of the Barron Trump threat, and the agency is aware of a video broadcast by Iranian state media appearing to threaten Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s son.
Escalating Tensions Following Regional Conflict
U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani
The release of the threatening footage follows a volatile period of military confrontation between the United States and Iran. Public animosity intensified significantly after the 2020 U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Tensions reached new heights earlier this year when President Trump launched a war against Iran and ordered a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since the U.S. assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media have on multiple occasions circulated content threatening the president and family members. The assassination came at the start of the war in Iran that Trump launched alongside Israel.
In the wake of Khamenei’s assassination, anti-American messaging across Iranian state outlets surged. Last month, Iranian media aired a similar propaganda piece targeting First Lady Melania Trump, showing her motorcade and pointing out designer stores in New York City as suitable for operations by global freedom fighters.
President Trump himself has openly discussed the persistent dangers facing his administration and family. While speaking at a NATO summit in Turkey last month, Trump recounted how intelligence warnings forced him to alter his travel plans by sneaking out on a secret plane rather than boarding Air Force One after learning of an Iranian threat against him. Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service Matt Quinn told reporters at an event last month that it is no secret Iran has publicly said they want to kill President Trump.
“They want to take out the U.S. leader — me,” Trump told reporters last month, referring to Israeli intelligence reportedly warning of an Iranian plot. “I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists, and so far, I guess I’ve been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn’t last very long.”
President Donald Trump
What Lies Ahead for Presidential Security
Barron Trump has kept the lowest profile out of all of the president’s children
Barron Trump has kept the lowest profile out of all of the president’s children, making occasional appearances at high-profile events such as last year’s Inauguration Day and summer UFC fights at the White House.
As federal investigators analyze the IRIB broadcast for actionable intelligence, the White House did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment regarding the new video.
