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Iran TV Barron Trump Threat Prompts Secret Service Review
Iranian state television showed a video about Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump.
The video used words that appeared to threaten Barron’s life.
It claimed to know places he visits and details about his security.
It also said that someone offered a $10 million reward, but this was not independently confirmed.
The broadcast alleged that a woman had once gotten past Barron’s protection.
It also claimed that Barron used Xbox, FIFA games and Discord to communicate away from his security team.
The US Secret Service said it knows about the video and is examining it as a possible threat.
The agency did not give details because that could reveal security information.
Reports described the broadcast as part of wider Iranian media threats aimed at the Trump family.
Iranian state television aired a nearly three-minute video titled “Where to kill Barron Trump?”
The broadcast claimed Barron Trump’s movements, university, accounts and security arrangements had been monitored.
It alleged that a woman bypassed his protection and that a $10 million reward was available for an attack.
The claims, including alleged access to Barron and identified locations, were not independently verified.
The US Secret Service said it was aware of the video and investigates material perceived as a threat to protectees.
- Who
- Iranian state media aired the video about Barron Trump; the US Secret Service is reviewing it.
- What
- A nearly three-minute broadcast appeared to threaten Barron and claimed to reveal information about his movements and security.
- Where
- It aired on Channel 3 of Iranian state television and referred to locations including Trump Tower in New York and an address associated with New York University.
- When
- The video was aired over a weekend and discussed in reports published on Tuesday; related Iranian broadcasts were reported in July.
- Why
- Reports linked the broadcast to wider Iranian media messaging against Donald Trump and his family amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States.
Iranian Broadcast Claims
US Response and Verification
Knowledge of Barron’s movements
Iranian Broadcast Claims
The broadcast claimed Barron’s movements were fully monitored and presented information about his university, locations, escorts and protection.
US Response and Verification
The claims were not independently verified, and the Secret Service declined to discuss protective-intelligence matters because of operational security.
Alleged access to Barron
Iranian Broadcast Claims
The video alleged that a woman bypassed Barron’s Secret Service protection, met him privately and passed information to the program’s makers.
US Response and Verification
No independent verification of the alleged meeting or access was provided in the reports.
Meaning of the broadcast
Iranian Broadcast Claims
Iranian state-linked media presented the material as information about Barron’s vulnerabilities and possible ways to reach him.
US Response and Verification
A federal law-enforcement source characterized the video as part of a wider campaign targeting the Trump family, while the Secret Service treated it as material that could constitute a threat.
Key facts
- Broadcaster
- Iran’s state broadcaster, with reports identifying the broadcast as coming through Channel 3 and media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Video length
- Nearly three minutes
- Video title
- “Where to kill Barron Trump?”; some reports give the wording as “Where and how should we kill Barron Trump?”
- Alleged reward
- $10 million; the claim was not independently verified
- Claims about Barron
- The video claimed to show or identify his university, movements, escort vehicles, Secret Service positions and online accounts
- Secret Service response
- Spokesperson Nate Herring said the agency was aware of the video and investigates anything perceived as a threat toward protectees
- Operational details
- The Secret Service declined to discuss protective intelligence, citing operational security
- Wider context
- Reports described earlier Iranian media material targeting Donald Trump and Melania Trump, as well as a broader campaign directed at the Trump family
Quotes
Nate Herring
US Secret Service spokesperson
“Well, it is surely up to secret service. I just follow what they like to do. I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane, equal safety but they wanted me to do it, so I did it. I do what they say.”
NDTV
“The US Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees. Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
NDTV
firstpost.com
livemint.com
wionews.com
indianexpress.com
Mohammad-Javad Larijani
Iranian state-media commentator
“If we do not carry out qisas on Trump, if we do not punish our leader’s killer, the current leader and the leaders of the Islamic Republic will always have to live in hiding.”
indianexpress.com
“We will do whatever is in our power, and there is no international legal barrier to stop us.”
indianexpress.com
US Secret Service
The federal agency responsible for protecting the president, family members, and other designated protectees.
“investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat to its protectees.”
freepressjournal.in
Iranian state television broadcast
A warning aired in an Iranian state television programme targeting members of the Trump family.
“This is just the beginning. Barron Trump, wait for us.”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
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