Iranian state media is circulating a video centred on the assassination of US President Donald Trump's youngest child, Barron Trump. Reports have also emerged of a $10million (£7.3million) bounty placed on his head.
Video claims Barron is 'fully monitored'
The three-minute video, titled "Where to Kill Barron Trump", was reportedly shared in media linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It claimed to show the movements of the president's youngest child and stated that he is "fully monitored".
The video shows the dorms at New York University's Constance Milstein & Family Global Academic Center, according to a Euronews translation. It also reportedly uncovered Barron's accounts for Xbox, FIFA video games, and Discord, as well as those of his classmates.
Threat and Secret Service response
The video ended with the threat: "This is just the beginning! Barron Trump, wait for us!" Multiple reports have indicated that the Iranian regime placed a $10 million bounty on Barron's head.
According to the New York Post, a spokesperson for the US Secret Service said: "The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees. Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence."
Previous threats and conflict context
In July, IRGC-linked media released a video threatening Trump's wife Melania. The video "Where to Kill Melania?" claimed to know the US first lady's location. Iranian-backed media also pushed out a video titled "Where to Kill Trump?!" which claimed to present the routes that his presidential motorcade takes when travelling to and from his residences in Florida and New York.
The threat to Barron comes after Trump last week announced what he has called "the most crushing economic operation ever taken" against Iran. The US and Iran have been in conflict since February 28, when joint US-Israeli forces carried out strikes on several key Iranian sites. Iran retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz waterway and striking US allies in the Middle East. The US and Iran have failed to come to an agreement on ending the conflict, opening the waterway and Iran's nuclear weapons capabilities.
