What to Know About the Apparent Iranian Threat Against Barron Trump

The clip on Barron Trump follows a similar video released by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency in July, which focused on First Lady Melania Trump, Barron’s mother. The July video also outlined alleged vulnerabilities in her security to carry out an assassination attempt, and ended with a threat: “Barron Trump, wait for us!” ​ 

Trump has been the subject of such threats from Iran since his first term. Iranian leaders have long targeted Trump since he ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in early 2020. 

Trump further enraged Iran when the U.S. launched a war with it in late February, with its revered Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in the early strikes. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has since vowed to avenge the death.

Portrayals of the deaths of Trump and his family have since been central imagery to Iran’s revenge narrative. Last month, a mural depicting portraits of the U.S. First Family on top of coffins draped in the American stars and stripes appeared in Palestine Square in central Tehran. The same month, in Enqelab Square, the site of pro-Khamenei demonstrations, especially following his passing, a billboard showed what appears to be Trump’s body peeking out of a coffin.