Iranian state television has triggered alarm after broadcasting a disturbing video targeting Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of U.S. President Donald Trump, while claiming that his movements are being “fully monitored.”
The three-minute video, aired on Iran’s state-run Channel 3 and reportedly linked to media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, carried an explicit title referring to killing Barron Trump. It purported to show locations connected to the president’s youngest son, including his university, transportation arrangements and details surrounding his Secret Service protection.
The broadcast also claimed that a $10 million bounty had been placed on Barron Trump. However, Euronews and other outlets stressed that the alleged bounty and the surveillance claims had not been independently verified.
According to reports, the video went even further by claiming to have identified some of Barron’s online gaming and messaging accounts and information connected to people around him. None of those claims has been independently confirmed.
Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is 'fully monitored,' places $10M bounty on his head https://t.co/DWbXjzQIkg pic.twitter.com/eHwHaOpAgR
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The U.S. Secret Service told the New York Post that it was aware of the video and investigates anything that could be perceived as a threat against people under its protection. The agency declined to provide operational details.
The disturbing broadcast comes amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iranian state-linked media have previously circulated threatening material involving President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, while Iran has repeatedly vowed retaliation over U.S. actions against senior Iranian figures.
The latest footage is likely to intensify security concerns surrounding the Trump family and further deepen already volatile relations between the United States and Iran.
For now, the most serious claims contained in the Iranian broadcast—including the alleged $10 million bounty and supposed surveillance of Barron Trump—remain unverified, even as U.S. security officials take the threat seriously.
