Secret Service Confirms Awareness of Iranian Threat Video Targeting Barron Trump
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Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life "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 spokesman Nate Herring said in a statement.
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Fox NewsThe U.S. Secret Service said it was aware of a video aired on Iranian state media threatening President Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump.
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son.
The HillSecret Service says it’s aware of Iranian video threatening Barron Trump The Secret Service on Tuesday said it was aware of a video threatening President Trump’s son, Barron, being circulated by Iranian state media.  Clips suggest that Iran’s leaders are tracking Barron’s whereabouts and offering a $10 million reward to those who can provide insight to his location, according to reports from ABC News. “The U.S.…
HuffPostThe Secret Service said Tuesday it is aware of a propaganda video released by Iranian media that appears to threaten Barron Trump and reference a $10 million bounty on President Donald Trump’s youngest son.
ABC News"The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees," said Nate Herring, a Secret Service spokesperson. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Iranian state media has aired content on multiple occasions threatening Trump and his family following the assassination of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which came at the start of the war between the United States and Iran, as well as the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
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Associated PressSince the U.S. assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media have on multiple occasions circulated content threatening the president and family members. The assassination came at the start of the war in Iran that Trump launched alongside Israel.
HuffPostWhile concerns about Iranian plots against U.S. officials have been around for decades, public threats escalated against Donald Trump and his family since the president ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
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In July, Trump secretly switched planes from Air Force One to another aircraft in Turkey via a catering truck due to a credible Iranian surface-to-air missile threat. The White House referred any questions about the matter to the Secret Service.
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HuffPostTrump made those comments at a NATO summit in Turkey, where he snuck out of the country on a secret plane instead of Air Force One after learning of an Iranian threat against him.
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01 Fox News The video depicts locations associated with the younger Trump's whereabouts. It ends with a suggested $10 million reward for his location.
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02 HuffPost The video was released over the weekend by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, whose head is directly appointed by Iran’s supreme leader. It opens with the title, “Where to kill Barron Trump?”
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