Iran threatens Melania and Barron Trump with assassination video
Iranian state‑linked news agency Tasnim released a video titled “Where to Kill Melania Trump”. The Farsi‑speaking narrator outlines how and where the First Lady could be attacked, points to her frequent visits to luxury stores in New York, and calls her love of fashion a “weakness”. It suggests a poison‑based plot using a nerve agent on her clothing and ends with the direct threat, “Barron, wait for us.”
The video claims its information comes from “several anonymous security networks and satellite images”. The United States Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the footage and is investigating it as a threat to the Trump family. The release comes amid heightened US‑Iran tensions after recent US and Israeli raids that killed three American soldiers, prompting President Donald Trump to say Iran will “pay many times over” for each U.S. soldier killed and to order a strong military response.
Multiple media outlets in several languages reported the video, noting its connection to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and describing it as a propaganda effort to encourage “global freedom fighters” to target the First Lady and her son.
Entities: Barron Trump · Donald Trump · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) · Melania Trump · Tasnim News Agency
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The video says Melania Trump’s love of fashion is a vulnerability that could be exploited with a nerve‑agent poison. (Video narration)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video ends with a direct threat to Barron Trump, saying “Barron, wait for us.” (Video narration)
- [● 9 SOURCES] Iranian state‑linked outlet Tasnim released a video urging the assassination of Melania Trump and Barron Trump. (Tasnim News Agency)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video claims its information comes from several anonymous security networks and satellite images. (existing)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video was released amid US‑Iran tensions after US and Israeli raids killed three American soldiers earlier in the month. (existing)
- [● 5 SOURCES] The video includes images of Melania Trump in motorcades and at New York designer stores. (visuals shown in the video)
- [● 9 SOURCES] President Donald Trump said Iran will “pay many times over” for each American soldier killed. (existing)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates it as a threat toward the protectees. (existing)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video says Melania Trump’s love of fashion is a vulnerability and suggests using a nerve agent to poison her clothing. (new)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). (new)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The video urges the assassination of Melania Trump and threatens Barron Trump with the phrase “Barron, wait for us.” (new)
- [● 9 SOURCES] Iranian news agency Tasnim released a video titled “Where to Kill Melania Trump”. (new)