‘Where to kill Barron Trump?’: Iran said to put $10 million bounty on US president’s son
Heavily stylized state TV segment purportedly details place of residence and habits of US president’s youngest son, as voiceover claims ‘many would be willing’ to assassinate him
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Iran is offering a $10 million bounty on US President Donald Trump’s son Barron, opposition outlet Iran International reported Monday, citing a segment that aired on Iranian state TV the day before.
According to the outlet, state TV broadcast a three-minute segment titled “Where to kill Barron Trump?” detailing efforts to locate and reach Trump’s youngest child, though it noted that the segment was heavily stylized and did not give any indication that the efforts were bearing fruit.
The Persian-language voiceover in the video claimed “many would be willing” to use the purported intelligence shown in the segment to find and assassinate the US president’s son.
The TV report showed animations purporting to represent Barron’s frequent locations, as well has his daily habits and hobbies, such as playing video games and hanging out with his friends, one of whom was identified by name in the segment as Liam Carter. It was unclear from the video if the purported friend actually exists or if the identity and social media profile were used for illustrative purposes.
The video also identified the student dormitories at the Constance Milstein & Family Global Academic Center at New York University’s Washington campus as Barron’s main place of residence. Barron, 20, is enrolled at the university, and moved to the Washington campus last year after spending his first year in school at NYU’s main campus in Manhattan.
It also depicted Barron’s secret service detail and purported to show the locations of his security staff in relation to his dormitory. It was again unclear if the depiction had basis in actual intelligence gathered by Iran, or if it was purely illustrative.
⚠️ Iran’s Islamist Terror Regime continues to directly threaten the lives of President Trump and his family members.
The “Death to America!” Regime and its propaganda arms are openly pushing for the murder of Barron Trump, the President’s 20-year-old son. pic.twitter.com/zropCEAsHE
— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) August 23, 2026
Iran International noted that Iranian state TV has previously issued similar videos showing efforts to find Trump himself and his wife Melania, and has repeatedly threatened to assassinate the US president and senior members of his staff.
Trump has said publicly that Iran has made threats “to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate” him, and last month, in an unusual move, he secretly switched planes while flying back from a summit in Ankara after Israeli intelligence reportedly alerted the US that Iranian agents were planning to shoot down Air Force One. The CIA was said to have cast doubt on the intel.
The regime has been publicly pledging to assassinate Trump since the US killed Iranian IRGC Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani during his first term in 2020. Calls for the US president’s death featured prominently in the recent mourning commemorations for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Besides the alleged Iranian plans, there have been multiple assassination attempts against Trump. Most recently, eight men were indicted last month on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for their alleged roles in a thwarted plot to target officials linked to Israel, including Trump, Vice President JD Vance, other federal officials, trillionaire businessman Elon Musk and “other high-value targets,” at the UFC event at the White House last month.
The Times of Israel Community.