{"slug": "iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report", "title": "Iran threatens to kill Barron Trump while he plays Xbox in chilling TV report", "summary": "Iranian state-affiliated media published a report targeting Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of U.S. President Donald Trump, featuring AI-generated clips of him playing Xbox and claiming a $10 million (£7.3 million) bounty on his head. The report, aired on outlets linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and state-run TV Channel 3, follows a previous propaganda video threatening Melania Trump. Iran's national security council head Mohsen Rezai said the country would extend strikes to U.S. companies in retaliation for threatened economic sanctions.", "body_md": "Iranian TV has targeted another member of [Donald Trump](https://metro.co.uk/tag/donald-trump/)’s close family with a report suggesting how they might be assassinated.\n\nLast month, a [propaganda clip](https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/28/iran-releases-disturbing-video-how-kill-melania-trump-29239703/) titled ‘How to Kill [Melania Trump](https://metro.co.uk/tag/melania-trump/)’ appeared to provide tips about the [US](https://metro.co.uk/tag/usa/) First Lady’s whereabouts and designer stores she frequently visits.\n\nThat video ended with an apparent [threat towards the President’s youngest son](https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/28/iran-releases-disturbing-video-how-kill-melania-trump-29239703/), saying: ‘This is just the beginning. Barron Trump, wait for us.’\n\nAnd now, a similar report has emerged focusing on the 20-year-old and how he spends his time.\n\nThe video includes AI-generated clips of Barron Trump wearing an Arsenal shirt and playing his [Xbox](https://metro.co.uk/tag/xbox/), and suggestions for where he might meet people in [New York](https://metro.co.uk/tag/new-york/)’s Trump Tower.\n\nHe has a ‘digital sanctuary of his own’ with his communications limited to chats on the gaming console, the report claims, according to a translation from [Euronews Persian](https://parsi.euronews.com/2026/08/24/us-president-son-becomes-new-target-iranian-media-threats-10-million-dollar-bounty-killin).\n\n## Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's ** News Updates** newsletter or get\n\n**alerts the moment it happens.**\n\n[Breaking News](https://metro.co.uk/newsletters/breaking-news?ito=news-article&?signup_source=news-article-link)\n\nThe ‘leaked data’ originated with a ‘girl’ who sat down to speak with Barron Trump after bypassing ‘the most stringent US Secret Service protocols’ and passing on the information to the authors of the report, it adds.\n\nIt also features the younger Trump’s close personal friend, 19-year-old Maga influencer Bo Loudon.\n\nAccording to the report, a bounty of $10 million (£7.3 million) has been placed on the head of the President’s son.\n\nEuronews reported that the video was published in media outlets affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and [Iran](https://metro.co.uk/tag/iran/)’s state-run TV Channel 3.\n\nOn Saturday, the head of Iran’s national security council Mohsen Rezai said the country was preparing to extend its strikes to US companies.\n\nThe move would be in retaliation for an ‘economic D-Day’ threatened by President Trump, which he said would force [Tehran](https://metro.co.uk/tag/tehran/) to accept a deal to end the war.\n\nRezai told state media: ‘So far, we have only targeted military bases, but if they want to impose economic sanctions on us, the US has oil and economic companies around Iran and elsewhere, and we will strike them.’\n\n**Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.**\n\n**For more stories like this, **[ check our news page](https://metro.co.uk/news/).\n\nMORE: [JD Vance’s diet doctor has ‘orgasmic’ three-second poos — but you really don’t need to](https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/21/jd-vances-diet-doctor-orgasmic-three-second-poos-really-dont-need-29429665/?ico=more_text_links)\n\nMORE: [Who is the White House aide who jumped into a car boot to be near Trump?](https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/19/white-house-aide-jumped-a-car-boot-near-trump-29414516/?ico=more_text_links)\n\nMORE: [Where’s Melania Trump? President is spotted everywhere with aide Natalie Harp](https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/18/melania-trump-president-spotted-everywhere-aide-natalie-harp-29406347/?ico=more_text_links)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report", "canonical_source": "https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/24/iran-threatens-kill-barron-trump-plays-xbox-chilling-tv-report-29447388/", "published_at": "2026-08-24 08:04:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-24 08:15:01.700084+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Barron Trump", "Donald Trump", "Melania Trump", "Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps", "Euronews Persian", "Mohsen Rezai", "Bo Loudon", "Xbox"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/iran-threatens-to-kill-barron-trump-while-he-plays-xbox-in-chilling-tv-report.jsonld"}}