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The US State Department is offering rewards of up to US$10 million ($14 million) for information on 10 key Iranian officials, including new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
“The Justice Rewards offers rewards of up to $10 million for information on key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its component branches. These individuals command and direct various elements of the Revolutionary Guard who plan, organize and execute terrorism around the world.” in an article on the website.
The Justice Awards is the U.S. State Department’s national security awards program.
Others named include Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Ali Asghar Hijaz, deputy chief of staff of the Office of Religious Leadership. Some are identified by title alone.
The proposal does not specify what information would qualify for a reward or whether it would have to lead to the authorities’ capture or death.
“As part of Iran’s official military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plays a central role in Iran’s use of terrorism as an important tool of Iranian statecraft,” the post said.
