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El Servicio Secreto está al tanto de una amenaza contra Barron Trump emitida en medios estatales de Irán

El Servicio Secreto de EE.UU. afirma estar al tanto de un video emitido por la televisión estatal de Irán que parece amenazar la vida de Barron Trump, el hijo menor del presidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump.

Los medios iraníes de línea dura han difundido repetidamente contenido que amenaza la vida del presidente Trump y de su familia tras el asesinato de su exlíder supremo, el ayatolá Ali Jamenei, y de muchos de sus familiares al inicio de la guerra de EE.UU. e Israel contra Irán en febrero.

Aunque anteriormente se habían proferido amenazas contra la primera dama Melania Trump, esta parece ser la primera vez que su hijo Barron es señalado públicamente.

“El Servicio Secreto de EE.UU. está al tanto del video e investiga cualquier cosa que pueda percibirse como una amenaza contra las personas bajo nuestra protección”, dijo a CNN en un comunicado Nate Herring, portavoz del Servicio Secreto. “Por motivos de seguridad operativa, no hablamos de asuntos de inteligencia relacionados con la protección”.

El video, de casi tres minutos, comienza con un gráfico en inglés que dice: “¿Dónde matar a Barron Trump?”, e incluye gráficos estilizados que muestran lugares donde se sabe públicamente que el joven Trump pasa tiempo, incluida la Torre Trump en Nueva York.

El video fue transmitido durante el fin de semana por la cadena iraní IRIB, un medio estatal considerado afín a los sectores de línea dura del régimen iraní. El director de la cadena es nombrado directamente por el líder supremo de Irán.

Una fuente federal de las fuerzas del orden dijo a CNN que el video forma parte de una campaña de videos procedentes de Irán dirigidos contra la familia Trump y contra el propio Trump. Algunos de los videos han incluido detalles sobre desplazamientos y sugerencias para matar a miembros de la familia del presidente.

La fuente dijo que los operativos de protección se modifican y ajustan constantemente con base en una serie de datos de seguridad provenientes del Servicio Secreto, otras agencias, la policía y otros países.

CNN solicitó comentarios a la Casa Blanca.

El presidente Trump ha hablado públicamente sobre las amenazas iraníes contra su vida y dijo en julio: “Estoy en cualquier lista que tengan… hasta ahora, supongo que he tenido un poco de suerte, pero quizá eso no dure mucho. Son personas malvadas y enfermas”.

Hizo esos comentarios en la cumbre de la OTAN en Turquía, antes de salir secretamente del país en un avión militar alternativo, al que subió oculto dentro de un camión de servicio de comidas, como parte de una elaborada maniobra motivada por una amenaza iraní.

Una persona familiarizada con el asunto dijo a CNN que la amenaza involucraba un misil disparado desde el hombro y era lo suficientemente específica como para que los funcionarios temieran que la vida de Trump correría un enorme riesgo si volaba en cualquiera de las versiones del Air Force One.

El Gobierno de EE.UU. lleva mucho tiempo advirtiendo que Irán podría intentar matar a Trump, desde el ataque con dron que ordenó en 2020 y que mató al destacado general iraní Qasem Soleimani.

Durante los actos funerarios de varios días por el fallecido Jamenei en julio, se vio a partidarios del régimen sosteniendo carteles con las palabras “Maten a Trump” y ofreciendo una recompensa a quien vengara la muerte de su líder.

Las manifestaciones antiestadounidenses, incluidos los cánticos de “Muerte a Estados Unidos” y la quema de banderas, han sido una constante en las concentraciones organizadas por el Estado en Irán desde que la Revolución Islámica llevó al régimen teocrático al poder en 1979.

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Young Americans have higher credit scores today than before Covid

New York (CNN) — Kelly Klein graduated from college with $100,000 in student loans that she feared would haunt her forever.“I expected I’d never pay off my student debt,” said Klein, who is 31 years old.But flash forward 10 years and Klein is now debt-free, her retirement account is flush and her credit score is pristine.“Every commission check I earned for the first six years went to paying off my debt. Every single penny,” said Klein, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and works as a loan officer at a community development financial institution.While millions of Americans are hurting from high prices and low hiring, new research suggests the finances of younger generations are displaying surprising resilience.Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 have higher credit scores today than they did just before Covid-19, according to FICO research shared first with CNN.Not only that, but that youngest generation’s 17-point increase in average credit scores since 2019 is the biggest among any age group FICO measured. The second biggest increase in credit scores over that timeframe was for the 30-to-44 cohort, otherwise known as Millennials.Most of the gains occurred during the initial stages of the health emergency when student loan payments were paused.Experts say younger Americans have benefited from access to better education about the importance of protecting credit scores to hold down payments later in life.“Gen Z is pretty savvy about credit. And they are more aware of credit scores, in part because there have been so many economic headwinds during their lives,” said Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree.‘A lot more knowledge’Overall FICO scores fell slightly between April 2025 and April 2026. However, credit scores for Gen Z are up by one point over that timeframe and roughly half have a very strong FICO score of 700 or above.Klein, who is a Millennial, said she learned valuable lessons about finance and investing from experts on social media. Klein also said she joined a free webinar on opening a brokerage account and familiarized herself with tax strategies and how to maximize credit card rewards.“We have a lot more knowledge than previous generations did. A lot of it was gate-kept, especially from women, and tailored toward men. Luckily, I feel like financial education is more available,” she said.Another factor: Younger borrowers are at or near the beginning of their credit journeys, giving them the most room to grow their credit scores. FICO said it doesn’t take into consideration age when scoring borrowers, but it does evaluate how long someone has been able to successfully make payments on time.As consumers take on different kinds of debt — moving from just credit cards and student debt to car loans and mortgages — they open themselves up to being better borrowers. That’s a key factor in determining credit scores.Schulz compared younger Americans increasing their credit scores with a new driver borrowing Mom or Dad’s car.“The first few times they might put some real restrictions on you. But if you show you can handle it over time, they might not think at all about letting you borrow the car. Credit is very similar,” Schulz said. “Having time and experience handling credit responsibly leads to credit scores being higher.”K-shaped economy is evidentMore emphasis on being responsible borrowers may help explain why, at a high level, average credit scores for younger Americans have held up better than might be expected in today’s economic environment, where high-income earners have seen their wealth grow faster than low-income earners.As of April, nearly half (49.6%) of borrowers aged 18-29 had a strong credit score of 700 or above, according to FICO. That’s up from 41.4% in April 2020.However, there are disparities beneath the surface that underscore the K-shaped economy.For instance, FICO said the score distribution for 18-29 year olds has shifted toward both higher and lower scores “rather than clustering in the middle.”In other words, high credit scores today for young people are higher than in 2019 — but so are low ones.“There’s a lot of fragmentation among Gen Z. Many of them are thriving. Some are struggling and relying on support from parents. We’re definitely seeing a K-shaped economy,” said Tommy Lee, senior director at FICO.3.2 million borrowers are behind on student debtOne pressure facing younger Americans is the spike in housing costs driven by elevated mortgage rates and record-high home prices.The average monthly mortgage payment for a first-time homebuyer is 57% higher than in 2019, according to FICO.Another arguably bigger factor is the return of student debt payments and credit bureau reporting after a Covid-era pause.As of April, about 3.2 million Americans of all ages with a student loan payment due (or 14%) had a recent delinquency (30 days or more past due) reported in the prior six months, according to FICO.Those borrowers who fell behind on their student loans and were deemed delinquent saw their FICO score decline by an average of 38 points.By contrast, another 4.9 million borrowers either resolved a delinquency or moved into another repayment status, such as starting a repayment plan. Those consumers experienced an average credit score increase of 16 points, according to FICO.Schulz, the LendingTree expert, stressed that missed payments carry severe consequences that can haunt borrowers for many years — especially when they need to get a mortgage.“It really only takes one payment 30 days or more late to really do damage to your credit score,” he said.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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