Iran posts video giving tips on how to assassinate Melania Trump
One of Iran’s state-run media agencies has posted a video giving instructions to potential terrorists on how to assassinate Melania Trump.
The two-minute video posted by Tasnim gave directions of how to target the first lady, giving away details of her favourite New York shopping locations and methods used by the Secret Service to protect her.
The video by Tasnim heavily used AI when instructing terrorists how they could kill Melania Trump. Tasnim
It is not known if the details in the video are accurate, and nine.com.au will not disclose them.
Among the details are her Secret Service codename and tactics used by the agency to prevent her being exposed to a potential bomb.
“Melania’s obsession with fashion has become her greatest weakness,” the video claims.
It then lists some of her purported favourite stores, listing their addresses.
“These places could be suitable for operations by global freedom fighters,” the video stated.
The video then detailed how terrorists could poison clothes on the racks of the designer stores.
“To contaminate the clothes you can use the nerve agent VX, an oily, odourless and tasteless liquid,” the voice-over said.
“(It) enters the body through skin contact and kills the prey after two and 18 hours.”
Donald and Melania Trump. AP
The video also identified members of her style team by name, claiming they might be tempted to betray her for money.
“This is just the beginning,” the video ended.
“Barron Trump, wait for us.”
Tasnim News Agency is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the hardline paramilitary organisation with substantial influence in the Iranian regime.
The White House has not responded to the threat against Mrs Trump or Barron Trump.
Mrs Trump has not been a specifically cited target of Iranian assassins, but her husband has repeatedly spoken of the threats on his life.
Earlier this month the president said he had left instructions to escalate bombing of Iran in the event of his assassination.
“I’ve been on their list for a long time,” Trump said.
“The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”
Barron Trump and first lady Melania Trump have both been named by Iran as potential assassination targets. AP
Presidents are not able to make orders for after their deaths, with the newly-sworn-in successor free to do whatever they like.
“I’m number 1 on the kill list for Iran,” Trump had said.
“I’m on every single one of their lists, and so far I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long, because that’s the way it goes.”
Mrs Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile during her husband’s second term in office.
She skipped the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday, citing a scheduling conflict.
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