Iranian state television aired a roughly 3-minute video titled "Where to Kill Barron Trump" threatening the assassination of Barron Trump, the 20-year-old youngest son of former US President Donald Trump [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10].
The video claims Barron Trump is under comprehensive surveillance. It reveals details of his movements, footage from his New York University dorm, and access to his Xbox, FIFA video game, and Discord accounts, as well as some accounts of his classmates [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 9, 10].
The narration in the video states there is a $10 million bounty—about 1.27 to 1.28 billion Singapore dollars or 3.2 billion Taiwan dollars—offered to anyone who kills Barron Trump. It adds that "many people are willing" to carry out the killing [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 7, 8, 9, 10].
The US Secret Service confirmed awareness of the video threat and is investigating any potential dangers to protected persons. Spokesperson Nate Herring said, "For operational security reasons, we do not discuss security intelligence matters related to protected persons" [1, 7, 8].
This is the latest in a series of threatening videos from Iranian state or affiliated media targeting Trump family members. Earlier this year, similar videos targeted Melania Trump and Donald Trump himself, including a Tehran billboard depicting Trump in a coffin [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10].
The threats have escalated amid ongoing war and hostilities since a US-Israel strike on Iran in February 2026 and increasing US sanctions against Iran [1, 2, 3, 11, 9, 10]. Iranian rial currency has fallen sharply to historic lows, with exchange rates reaching about 1 USD to 1.5 million to 2 million rials, intensifying economic hardship amid sanctions and supply shortages [2, 3, 11, 9, 10].
On August 24, US Treasury Secretary Bellsent announced a new sanctions campaign called "Economic D-Day," targeting Iranian digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. Bellsent stated, "We are entering the final stage. At dawn, an economic D-Day will begin, the largest financial offensive ever mobilized against an enemy" [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 9, 10].
Donald Trump has publicly acknowledged being a top assassination target of Iran and reportedly altered travel plans due to these threats [1, 7, 8, 9, 10]. Officials have said Israel provided multiple intelligence warnings to the US about Iranian assassination plots against Trump [1, 7, 8, 9, 10]. After the February killing of Iran's former supreme leader Khamenei by Israeli strikes allied with the US, Iranian hardliners called openly for revenge and assassination of Trump [1, 9, 10].
Independent verification of the video's claims regarding surveillance and the $10 million bounty has not been confirmed by outside sources [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10].
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf acknowledged severe economic damage, saying, "No matter how much military power we have, if the people are starving and we have no cash flow or economic growth, we cannot sustain ourselves" [3]. Donald Trump tweeted, "Iran is collapsing completely!!!" in response to the worsening economic situation [3].
The video aired on August 24 or 25, 2026, marking a sharp escalation in threats targeting the Trump family amid heightened US-Iran tensions [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10].
