Iranian state television broadcast a three-minute segment detailing a $10 million bounty claim on Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of US President Donald Trump.
The report aired on Channel 3, a channel linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It bore the title “Where and how should we kill Barron Trump?”
The footage used stylized graphics and maps depicting surveillance of the president’s youngest son. It displayed the location of the university he attends, positions of Secret Service agents, and details of his escort vehicles. The footage also asserted that his whereabouts are fully monitored.
The segment claimed an unnamed young woman bypassed Secret Service protection, met privately with Barron Trump, and passed details about him to the video’s producers. The creators also alleged that he uses Xbox voice and text features to communicate outside the sight of his security team. Toward the end of the video, the narrator said that many individuals would seek to claim the $10 million reward.
Reports on the broadcast stated they could not independently verify the operational claims made in the video.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service stated that the agency is aware of the video and investigates any potential threat against protectees.
This segment marks an expansion of Iranian state media threats toward members of Trump’s immediate family.
In July, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency released a video titled “Where and how is Melania Trump accessible?”, detailing her security detail and motorcade routes in New York.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated following the outbreak of the Unites States (US)-Iran war on February 28. Initial illegal US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside senior political and military figures.
Following Khamenei’s death, Iranian commentators on state television cited the Islamic legal principle of qisas, or retributive justice. Iranian figures previously vowed revenge for the January 2020 US drone strike that killed IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.
Threats against President Trump have drawn heightened security. At a recent NATO summit, the president departed Turkey on a military aircraft instead of Air Force One due to security concerns. The president previously stated he left instructions for military strikes against Iran if Iranian forces assassinate him.
