The US Secret Service says it is aware of an apparent Iranian threat involving Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, following the release of a video that describes his movements and identifies people close to him.
Iranian state television has repeatedly broadcast ominous AI-generated videos aimed at members of the president’s family, escalating concerns over hostile foreign messaging and potential security risks.
In one recent broadcast, a similar video targeted First Lady Melania Trump, naming members of her personal staff, listing places where she shops, and describing poisoning as a possible method of killing her.
The newest video, focused on 20-year-old Barron, includes details about locations where he is said to travel and stay, references to his social media and gaming activity, and a map purporting to show his close circle of friends.
The clip, titled “Where to Kill Barron Trump,” also advertises a $10 million bounty. In one disturbing scene, a butler-like figure is shown holding a hidden knife while a narrator discusses how someone could attempt to penetrate the first son’s network of friends.
“The US Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring told Our News Outlet in a statement.
“Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
The three-minute video centers on Barron and appears to use AI-generated visuals to depict the NYU student under surveillance, while presenting possible ways to reach him inside the United States.
The three-minute clip focuses on Barron, 20, and menacingly shows attempts to identify ways of reaching him in the US
A woman walks next to an anti-Trump billboard in Tehran, Iran, on August 19 2026
Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue were two locations specifically mentioned in an Iranian regime-linked video as spots Melania likes to frequent. The video targeting Melania was published last month
The creators claim that they infiltrated the US Secret Service to get detailed information on Barron’s networks and whereabouts.
The video claims the 20-year-old and the Secret Service once met on the 58th floor of Trump Tower in New York and that while at school he is constantly surrounded by agents.
It also states a DC location where Barron reportedly stays and shares details about his NYU dormitory. He attends a satellite campus of the New York City-based university in the capital.
The regime-backed video also notes the first son’s love of video games and how he communicates via Xbox and Discord. His social media accounts, the video alleges, are run by his close friend Bo Loudon.
One AI clip appeared to show a masked and hooded hacker sat in front of a computer, searching for details about the president’s youngest son.
The video underscores how the Iranian regime is more frequently turning to personal threats against the president’s family as the war with the US nears its sixth month.
The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, last month published an AI-generated video highlighting the locations the First Lady likes to shop at and how assassins could target her.
‘Melania’s obsession with fashion has become her biggest weakness,’ a narrator says in the harrowing video, according to its closed captioning. ‘Melania has a special interest in the luxury department stores on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.’
Birds perch near an anti-US billboard featuring US President Donald Trump in southern Tehran, Iran, on August 24 2026
It specifically names Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue as Melania’s favorite shopping hot spots.
‘These places could be suitable for operations by global freedom fighters,’ the video continues.
It then gives viewers tips about ‘the advanced signs indicating Melania will visit these centers,’ such as public trash bins missing from street corners and welded-shut manholes on the route she takes to go shopping.
Iran has targeted the president and ordered a failed plot to have Trump killed in 2024.
The ruse was broken up by US authorities, and the would-be assassin, a former IRGC-tied operative, was convicted by the Justice Department in March.
