The announcement targets key Iranian figures, including Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Larijani, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, and others amid heightened Middle East tensions following US and Israeli strikes.
The US government has announced rewards of up to $10 million for information on senior officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the State Department said.
“These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organizes and executes terrorism around the world,” the department said.
The announcement comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East following recent US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
Key leaders and officials targeted
Among the 10 individuals listed by the State Department are:
-Mojtaba Khamenei, Supreme Leader
-Ali Asghar Hejazi, Deputy Chief of Staff, Supreme Leader Office (SLO)
-Maj. Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, SLO Military Advisor
-Ali Larijani, Advisor SLO / Secretary, Supreme National Security Council
-Brig. Gen. Eskandar Momeni, Minister of Interior
-Esmail Khatib, Minister of Intelligence and Security
Other unnamed positions include the Secretary of the Defense Council, Advisor to the Supreme Leader, Military Office Chief (SLO), and IRGC Commander.
Rewards for Justice Program
The State Department is encouraging tipsters to submit information through encrypted platform