The U.S. Secret Service said it is aware that Iranian state media broadcast a video that appears to threaten the life of President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring said in a statement to the media. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
According to the U.K.-based news outlet Iran International, the nearly three-minute clip—which starts with a graphic that reads “Where to Kill Barron Trump”—describes efforts to reach the 20-year-old presidential son, whom the video narrator claims is under surveillance.
The video also references several locations related to Barron Trump, such as his place of study and the Trump Tower in New York, as well as his security arrangements. The narrator also suggests a $10 million reward connected to efforts against Barron Trump.
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TIME could not independently verify the claims made in the video, which provided no evidence that Barron Trump was actually under surveillance or that anyone had successfully compromised his security. The White House referred TIME to the Secret Service when asked for a response to the threat on Barron Trump.
CNN earlier reported on the Secret Service’s knowledge of the Barron Trump threat, which was broadcast over the weekend by state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). IRIB operates under the Supreme Leader’s control.
The clip on Barron Trump follows a similar video released by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency in July, which focused on First Lady Melania Trump, Barron’s mother. The July video also outlined alleged vulnerabilities in her security to carry out an assassination attempt, and ended with a threat: “Barron Trump, wait for us!”
Trump has been the subject of such threats from Iran since his first term. Iranian leaders have long targeted Trump since he ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in early 2020.
Trump further enraged Iran when the U.S. launched a war with it in late February, with its revered Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in the early strikes. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has since vowed to avenge the death.
Portrayals of the deaths of Trump and his family have since been central imagery to Iran’s revenge narrative. Last month, a mural depicting portraits of the U.S. First Family on top of coffins draped in the American stars and stripes appeared in Palestine Square in central Tehran. The same month, in Enqelab Square, the site of pro-Khamenei demonstrations, especially following his passing, a billboard showed what appears to be Trump’s body peeking out of a coffin.
“I don’t think it’s any secret—it’s been in the media that Iran has publicly said they want to kill President Donald Trump,” U.S. Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn told reporters at an event in July.
Earlier this month, the President confirmed secretly switching planes as he left a NATO Summit in Türkiye in July based on a possible Iranian threat.
In response to the Iranian threats on his life, Trump previously warned that attempts “to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME” will be met with the U.S.’s “decimation” and “destruction” of Iran.
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