Overview
- Tasnim News Agency, described by multiple outlets as linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, distributed an AI‑style clip titled “How to Kill Melania Trump” that has circulated online.
- The video shows images and animations of Melania’s motorcade, names luxury New York stores reportedly frequented by her, and suggests methods including contaminating clothing with the nerve agent VX.
- The clip closes with an explicit message targeting Barron Trump that reads, “This is just the beginning. Barron Trump, wait for us.”
- The U.S. Secret Service confirmed it is aware of the material and is investigating, and officials say Melania and Barron remain under full Secret Service protection while the agency declines operational comment.
- The release follows hostile Iranian‑linked propaganda such as billboards in Tehran calling for deaths of Trump family members, and analysts say the video could further heighten tensions and influence U.S. security and diplomatic responses.