U.S. Secret Service Investigates Iranian State Television Video Threatening Barron Trump
8 sources across 7 countries
Who reported this
- Al-Monitor
- Associated Press
- La Nacion
- La Tercera
- France 24
- South China Morning Post
- The Indian Express
- Reuters
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The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a video broadcast by Iranian state television that discussed a potential plot to assassinate Barron Trump, the 20 year old son of U.S. President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for the Secret Service, Nate Herring, confirmed the agency is aware of the video and investigates any perceived threat toward its protectees, though he declined to provide specific intelligence details for operational security reasons. The video, which aired on the state broadcaster IRIB, lasted approximately three minutes and began with the question in English, "Where to kill Barron Trump?" It featured graphics of locations associated with the young man, including sites in New York and his university, and alleged that a 10 million dollar bounty had been offered for his killing. The broadcast was reportedly produced by media affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This incident occurs amid a broader conflict between the U.S. Israel, and Iran that began in February. Some reports note that the U.S. has received warnings from Israel over the past year regarding Iranian intentions to assassinate President Trump himself. In a separate but related context, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently claimed that Iran had attempted to kill one of his own sons, though he did not provide specific details on the timing or nature of that attempt.
How each side framed it
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- These outlets focused on the factual confirmation from the Secret Service and the geopolitical context of the U.S. Iran conflict.
- Centre-right
- These outlets emphasized the specific details of the video's content, such as the explicit question about where to kill Barron Trump and the mention of his specific locations.
Sources
- Centre Al-Monitor: U.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump
- Centre Associated Press: Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life - AP News
- Centre France 24: Iran: Barron Trump's head put on a bounty in a propaganda video
- Centre-right La Nacion: Is Barron Trump in danger? The Secret Service reveals an Iranian video that threatens the life of the US president's son
- Centre-right La Tercera: Secret Service investigates Iranian video that threatens Barron Trump
- Centre Reuters: U.S. Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump - Reuters
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: US Secret Service says it is aware of Iranian video threat to Barron Trump
- Centre The Indian Express: ‘Iran tried to kill my son’: Netanyahu claim amid $10m Barron Trump threat
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