Secret Service reviews protection options for Barron Trump after Iranian video

The U.S. Secret Service is evaluating several measures to protect Barron Trump after a three-minute video broadcast by Iranian state media claimed the teenager was being "fully monitored" and that the perpetrators had access to his Discord and Xbox accounts. Former Secret Service agent Cory Allen told a news program that the agency must consider the credibility of the threat, available intelligence, and Iran's capability and motivation before altering protective protocols. > "It depends on multiple factors, whether the threat is credible, whether there is information in the intelligence community substantiating the threat," Allen said. > "Can Iran carry it out? Do they have the means, the motivation, the capability, the access to do these things? The Secret Service has to take all of that into account when they decide to change the way they go about business," he added. Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring confirmed the agency is aware of the video and is investigating any perceived threats to the president’s family, but declined to discuss specifics for operational security. The incident occurs amid heightened U.S.–Iran tensions, with President Trump indicating possible new sanctions against Tehran.