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Secret Service Probes Iranian State Media Video Threatening Barron Trump

The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is aware of an Iranian state media video that appears to threaten Barron Trump's life on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.[1]

Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said the agency investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat to its protectees and declined to discuss protective intelligence details.[1] The video fits a pattern of Iranian state media content threatening former President Donald Trump and his family after the U.S. assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the start of the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.[1]

Following the U.S. assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian state outlets have amplified threats against the Trump family.[1] The Secret Service did not disclose whether it has changed protection for Barron Trump or other family members as its inquiry continues.[1]

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  • On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is aware of an Iranian state media video that appears to threaten Barron Trump.
  • Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said the agency investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward its protectees and would not discuss protective intelligence details.
  • The video is part of a pattern of Iranian state media content threatening Trump and his family following the U.S. assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the start of the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.

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