Iranian state media has aired a video claiming to have tracked the movements and security arrangements surrounding Barron Trump, the 20-year-old youngest son of US President Donald Trump, while also alleging that a $10 million bounty has been placed on him.
The footage was broadcast on Iran’s Channel 3 and released by media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Its title asks where and how Barron Trump could be killed.
The programme claimed to show the location of Barron Trump’s university, vehicles used by his security team and positions associated with his Secret Service protection. It alleged that his movements had been closely monitored.
The reported $10 million bounty could not be independently verified.
The broadcast also made a series of claims about Barron Trump’s personal activities and security arrangements that could not be independently confirmed. Among them was an allegation that a woman had managed to bypass his security protection and meet him privately before providing information to the programme’s producers.
The report also claimed that Barron communicates through private voice and text messages on Xbox, away from his security detail. There was no independent evidence presented to substantiate those claims.
The programme follows similar broadcasts targeting members of the Trump family. In July, the IRGC-linked Tasnim news agency released a video examining the movements and security arrangements of US First Lady Melania Trump in New York.
Iranian state media has also previously issued direct threats against President Trump. In July, a billboard displayed in Tehran showed an image depicting Trump apparently dead in a coffin alongside a message threatening to kill him.
Another video previously released by Iranian media appeared to map routes used by Trump’s motorcade between airports and properties in Florida and New York. The US Secret Service said it was reviewing that footage.
Tensions between Trump and Iran have deepened over several years. In January 2020, a US drone strike ordered by Trump killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, at Baghdad International Airport. Iranian officials subsequently vowed retaliation.
Iranian state media has continued to link threats against Trump to the killing of senior Iranian figures. Commentators have referred to the Islamic concept of qisas, or retributive justice, in discussing possible retaliation.
The latest broadcast adds to growing concerns over threats directed at senior US political figures and their families.
Trump has previously warned that an attempt on his life would result in a severe US response against Iran, raising the stakes surrounding public threats made by Iranian state-linked outlets.
