Iranian state television has broadcast a segment reportedly containing threats against Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Donald Trump. The three-minute clip, detailed by Iran International, focuses on Barron, who is 20 years old and a student at New York University.
The segment allegedly shows stylized graphics depicting surveillance attempts and methods to identify ways of reaching Trump in the United States. According to reports, the video maps his friends and attempts to circumvent Secret Service protection. Much of the visual content appears to be AI-generated, incorporating clips of Barron wearing an Arsenal shirt and playing video games. One AI-generated scene purportedly depicted a masked hacker searching for information about Trump's son.
The broadcast also referenced a $10 million reward, though the source of the reward was not specified. Iran International reported that there is no evidence suggesting any actual attempt on Barron Trump's life has been made.
This incident marks one of the most explicit threats made against the Trump family and their associates by Iranian state media, though similar videos have been created regarding Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. The report comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
In a separate but related context, the U.S. has previously offered rewards for information related to alleged Iranian plots. In 2024, a $20 million reward was announced for information leading to the arrest of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Officials stated that Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), attempted to hire U.S.-based criminals to kill Bolton in exchange for $300,000 between October 2021 and April 2022.
Furthermore, an IRGC-trained operative was convicted in March for attempting to commit an act of terror. The operative admitted that the IRGC sent him to the U.S. to arrange political assassinations and steal documents, but law enforcement intervened before any attack could occur.
Iranian officials have recently dismissed threats of economic warfare from former President Trump as "empty talk." Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief, has warned neighboring countries against cooperating with the U.S. in its economic pressure campaign against Tehran, threatening to disrupt oil flow through the Persian Gulf if they align with Washington. Rezaei stated that Iran would "neutralize the economic war" as the Trump administration prepared to implement tougher sanctions.