In a significant move amid the ongoing conflict, the US State Department announced a $10 million reward on Friday for intelligence concerning Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, along with several other high-ranking officials.
The list of ten wanted individuals includes Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Esmail Khatib, the Minister of Intelligence and Security.
The State Department justified the bounty by highlighting the roles these leaders play in regional and global security, stating: “These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organises and executes terrorism around the world,”
The announcement was made through the “Rewards for Justice” initiative, a program designed to provide financial compensation for information that leads to the capture or prosecution of designated individuals.
Encouraging potential informants to use secure channels, the department noted: “your information could make you eligible for relocation and a reward.” It further advised tipsters to submit details via encrypted platforms like Signal or Tor.
This development follows the February 28 bombing that killed Mojtaba’s father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, an event that marked the beginning of the current war between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance.
