The US on Friday mentioned it was providing as much as $10 million, and the potential alternative to relocate, for info on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Republic leaders.
The U.S. State Division’s Rewards for Justice program introduced the reward on Friday for info on Iran’s new Supreme Chief Mojtaba Khamenei and 9 different “key leaders” within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Khamenei, who issued his first public assertion on Thursday, is “wounded and certain disfigured,” Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth mentioned Friday. A missile strike killed Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and different senior Iranian officers when the conflict began.
Along with the supreme chief, the lists contains Deputy Chief of Workers Ali Asghar Hejazi, Navy Adviser Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, Inside Minister Brig. Gen. Eskandar Momeni, Minister of Intelligence and Safety Esmail Khatib, and Ali Larijani, who’s secretary of the Supreme Nationwide Safety Council.
“These people command and direct varied components of the IRGC, which plans, organizes, and executes terrorism around the globe,” the State Division mentioned in a information launch saying the reward.
4 leaders on the checklist are recognized solely by title, with no listed names. They’re the secretary of the protection council, adviser to the supreme chief, navy officer chief of the supreme chief’s workplace, and the IRGC commander.
“Bought info on these Iranian terrorist leaders?” this system asks in a publish on social media. “Ship us a tip. It might make you eligible for a reward and relocation.”
The State Division launched two variations of the reward posters — one in English and one in Farsi — indicating that the U.S. was making a direct enchantment to Iranian residents.
In January, the State Division provided a $15 million reward for info on Iranian oil shipments and a separate reward providing the identical quantity for info on the IRGC monetary community.
On Feb. 24, simply days earlier than the conflict started, the CIA provided assist to potential informants in Iran, offering directions on methods to contact the U.S. spy company
