The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware of an Iranian state television video discussing a potential plot to assassinate Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son.
The three-minute broadcast alleged that the 20-year-old was being monitored and claimed a $10 million bounty had been offered for his killing.
The agency said it investigates material that could be perceived as a threat against people under its protection, while declining to discuss protective intelligence because of operational security concerns.
The footage was released by media affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and broadcast on Iranian state television’s Channel 3.
It purported to identify Barron Trump’s university, escort vehicles and the positioning of his Secret Service detail, while alleging that his movements were being “fully monitored.”
The program also claimed that a woman had bypassed Secret Service protection, met privately with Barron Trump and provided information to those behind the broadcast.
The threats have emerged during a nearly six-month war involving the United States, Israel and Iran that began in February.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes at the start of the conflict, after which Iranian state-run media circulated material threatening Trump and members of his family.
Reuters previously reported that Washington had received several warnings from Israel over the past year alleging Iranian plans to assassinate Trump.
Those warnings included concerns preceding a secret aircraft maneuver in Turkey, when Trump was moved onto an alternate military plane while another aircraft carried some staff, Secret Service personnel and journalists.
Separately, the Secret Service said Tuesday that three non-law-enforcement officials had been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into potential misconduct.
The agency did not officially disclose the reason for the suspensions.