First Lady Melania Trump and First Son Barron Trump have been named in a disturbing new assassination threat linked to Iran.
Tasnim News Agency, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, released an AI-generated video Monday that focused on places the First Lady is said to frequent and suggested how attackers might try to target her.
“Melania’s obsession with fashion has become her biggest weakness,” a narrator says in the alarming video, according to its closed captioning.
The video goes on to claim that Melania has “a special interest” in luxury department stores along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
It identifies Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue as among the shopping destinations described as favorites of the First Lady.
“These places could be suitable for operations by global freedom fighters,” the video says, escalating the threatening tone of the message.
The clip also points to alleged security patterns and street-level changes that it claims could indicate an upcoming visit by Melania Trump to those locations.
It further outlines several possible attack scenarios, including threats involving poisoning and attempts to obtain information from members of her staff.
First Lady Melania Trump (right) and Barron Trump (center) are the targets of a new assassination threat eminating from Iran
A threatening video published by The Tasnim News Agency, which has links to the Iranian military, shows how and where to potentially target First Lady Melania Trump. It notes Melania’s favorite shops in New York and how to potentially poison the clothes there
Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue were two locations specifically mentioned in the regime-linked video as spots Melania likes to frequent
The video also notes how Melania has her own Secret Service detail, which coordinates with hospitals in the areas she visits to ensure that she could have proper care should anything happen.
‘The Secret Service also uses the unique identifier ‘Muse’ for her instead of the traditional codename ‘Mockingbird,” the video states.
‘Knowing the staff at these hospitals or being employed by them can provide you information about Melania’s presence,’ the video chillingly claims.
The AI-generated video also lists the exact location and addresses of other luxury shops Melania allegedly frequents in Manhattan, including Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Michael Kors and more.
It specifically notes how any would-be assailant could ‘poison the clothes’ in these shops to target the First Lady.
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‘To contaminate clothes, you can use the nerve agent VX,’ the narrator continues.
The agent can kill those who come in contact with it within two to 18 hours, the video points out.
It also names three stylists on Melania’s team by name.
The threatening video also notes how staffers at local hospitals near the First Lady could have inside information about the First Lady’s whereabouts
The video begins with a ghoulish slide labeled: ‘Where to Kill Melania?!’
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‘Offering large sums of money could tempt these individuals,’ the video states.
‘This is just the beginning,’ the video concludes, adding ‘Barron Trump, wait for us!’
The White House and the First Lady’s Office were contacted for comment.
Billboards featuring threats against the First Family have also been spotted around Tehran in recent days.
One shows images of Melania, Barron and Ivanka Trump with their eyes edited shut and the word ‘KILLED’ labeled over them.
Iran has pursued multiple failed attempts to assassinate Trump, including an effort by an IRGC asset who admitted to a murder-for-hire plot that was later charged by the Justice Department.
These threats have factored into the President’s decision-making about whether he should escalate or dial back hostilities with Iran.
Trump has noted how leaders in Tehran want him dead, and that he has authorized devastating retaliation strikes should they ever be successful.
