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US Secret Service 'Aware' of Iranian Video Threat Against Barron Trump

US Secret Service 'Aware' of Iranian Video Threat Against Barron Trump

Are these threats genuine or do we have to clarify who's behind them first?
US Secret Service 'Aware' of Iranian Video Threat Against Barron Trump
Above: Barron Trump listens to his father deliver the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24. Image credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

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Being the president is a very dangerous job. Race drivers and bull riders are very dangerous professions and in those cases, nearly 10% of 1% die. In the case of presidents, it's about 5%. Unfortunately, that's something that comes with the territory of being a world leader.

U.S. officials are coming to a troubling realization: that Iran is not bluffing when it seeks revenge for the 2020 killing of General Soleimani. Trump and his administration's officials at the time of the strike are under a pervasive threat of assassination, and the lengths Iran is going to carry them out are far more extensive and troubling than being discussed in the public domain.

What do you expect from Iran when one of its commanders and half his family were killed in an assassination? Besides, we still don't know whether or not Israel's Mossad is the one behind the threat against Barron Trump.


Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that the U.S. and Iran will sign a new agreement restricting Iran's nuclear program before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


Editor's note

This story was updated on August 28, 2026, to reflect the remarks of Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei.

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