The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the existence of this video and is investigating anything that could be perceived as a threat against individuals under our protection," said Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring on Tuesday. "For operational security reasons, we do not discuss matters related to security operations," Herring added. Earlier this week, Iranian state television aired a video allegedly tracking Barron Trump's movements and claiming that a reward of $10 million (8.5 million euros) has been placed on his head. The footage, released by media affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and shown on the third channel of Iranian state television, was titled "Where and how should Barron Trump be killed?". It was claimed that the video showed the location of his university, the vehicles accompanying him, and the deployment of Secret Service personnel, with his movements allegedly being "fully monitored". The video also claimed that a girl managed to bypass Secret Service protection, had a personal meeting with 20-year-old Barron Trump, and passed information to the program's creators. Euronews was unable to independently verify the information about the reward by the time of publication. This video followed a similar clip released in July by the IRGC-affiliated agency Tasnim titled "Where and how is Melania Trump accessible?", which detailed the movements of the First Lady of the United States around New York and pointed out alleged vulnerabilities in her security system. In late May, the New York Post reported on an alleged conspiracy against President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump. On Tuesday, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed that three employees not holding law enforcement positions were placed on administrative leave during an investigation into possible misconduct by the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility. American media reported that one of the three was Secret Service Communications Director Anthony Guglielmi, while the other two held positions related to media work, and that the leave was connected to a criminal investigation into the leak of classified information to journalists.
