State TV Broadcast Targets The President’s Son

Iranian state television aired a video naming President Trump’s 20-year-old son and asking where and how to kill him, complete with a claimed $10 million bounty.

Story Snapshot

Iranian state TV broadcast a nearly three-minute segment titled “Where and how should we kill Barron Trump?”
The footage claimed to track Barron Trump’s university, escort vehicles, and daily movements.
Reports say a $10 million bounty was placed on Barron Trump’s life.
The United States Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the video and investigates all perceived threats.
The broadcast follows a separate Iranian video threatening First Lady Melania Trump.

State TV Airs Chilling Threat

Iranian state television broadcast a video Monday that put a target on the back of a 20-year-old college student simply because his last name is Trump. The segment, released by media tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and aired on Channel 3 of Iran’s state broadcaster, carried the title “Where and how should we kill Barron Trump?” It opened with an English-language graphic asking the same grim question outright.

This is not vague saber-rattling aimed at a distant enemy. This is Iran’s regime, on its own official airwaves, naming President Trump’s youngest son by name and putting a price on his head. Reports place that bounty at $10 million.

Surveillance-Style Footage Names Barron’s University

The video reportedly claimed to show the location of Barron Trump’s university, the vehicles used to escort him, and the positioning of his security detail. It even suggested his movements are being “fully monitored,” according to reporting on the broadcast. The segment reportedly tried to map his social connections and probe weaknesses in the protection built around him by the Secret Service.

State-affiliated outlet IRIB TV3 aired the multi-minute segment, which purported to track Barron Trump’s movements on campus, according to reporting on the broadcast. Iran’s opposition-aligned outlets say the footage claims involvement from someone connected to the Revolutionary Guard, a designated terrorist organization with a long record of plotting against Americans on U.S. soil.

Secret Service Confirms It Is Aware

The United States Secret Service has confirmed it knows about the video and is treating it seriously. The agency said it is aware of the broadcast and investigates all perceived threats against those it protects, a standard but necessary response given who is being targeted here: the son of a sitting American president.

This is not the first time Tehran’s state media has gone after the Trump family. A separate video reportedly threatened First Lady Melania Trump, showing a mock motorcade before ending with a direct line aimed at her son: “Barron Trump, wait for us!” That is not diplomatic messaging. That is a regime broadcasting menace against a private American citizen who has never held office or made policy.

A Regime With a History of State-Sponsored Threats

This broadcast fits a pattern experts have tracked for years. Iranian state media has repeatedly used individualized threats as a tool of both intimidation and domestic propaganda, blurring the line between real operational planning and psychological warfare aimed at rattling American resolve. Analysts note that capability, intent, and immediate feasibility are separate questions, and lumping them together misses the point of why Tehran keeps doing this.

🚨 IRAN TARGETS TRUMP’S SON IN CHILLING THREAT 🇮🇷🇺🇸

Iranian state television has aired a disturbing video targeting Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of President Donald Trump.

The broadcast claimed his movements are being monitored and referenced his university and security… pic.twitter.com/PBnOns675x

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Iranian state television previously broadcast imagery tied to the 2024 assassination attempt against President Trump, paired with a caption suggesting a future attempt would not fail. That escalation, from threatening the president himself to naming his 20-year-old son by name, marks a disturbing shift toward targeting the president’s own family to inflict maximum psychological damage on the American public.

President Trump’s administration has already made clear that economic pressure on Tehran will continue to escalate, and this broadcast lands as Iran braces for additional sanctions. A regime that spends its state airwaves plotting against an American college student instead of caring for its own starving population is a regime that fears strength far more than it respects restraint. Americans should see this video for exactly what it is: a direct threat against the president’s family, made in broad daylight on state-run television.