JUST IN: US Places $10m Bounty On Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei, Top Officials
The United States government has announced a $10 million reward for information on several senior Iranian officials, including associates of Iran’s supreme leadership.
The move was disclosed under Washington’s counter-terrorism initiative aimed at tracking individuals allegedly linked to global militant operations.
In a public notice shared by the United States Department of State through its Rewards for Justice programme, authorities called on the public to provide credible information about figures connected to Iran’s security and intelligence structure.
The programme said informants whose tips lead to useful intelligence could receive a financial reward and may also qualify for relocation assistance.
The notice listed a number of high-ranking Iranian officials believed to be associated with operations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Washington has long accused the corps of planning and coordinating activities it describes as terrorism beyond Iran’s borders.
According to the statement released online, “These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organises and executes terrorism around the world.”
Among those named in the announcement are Iran’s Minister of Intelligence, Esmail Khatib, Deputy Chief of Staff Ali Asghar Hejazi, Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi, Brigadier-General Eskandar Momeni, and former parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, who currently serves as Secretary to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
Larijani was seen earlier on Friday participating in the annual Quds Day protest in Tehran. Images from the event circulated on social media shortly after the American announcement was made public.
The development comes amid escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The conflict has triggered a series of strong remarks from the U.S. President, Donald Trump, who defended Washington’s military operations against Tehran.
Trump wrote in a late-night social media message that he felt “honoured” by the deaths of Iranian leaders during the ongoing war, accusing the country’s leadership of years of violence across the world.
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!” Trump posted.
The U.S. leader also dismissed reports questioning the effectiveness of the military campaign. According to him, Iranian forces have suffered heavy losses since the conflict escalated.
“You would incorrectly think that we are not winning,” he said, insisting that Iran’s military was “being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth.”
In another post on Truth Social, Trump warned that more military actions were on the way.
“We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time — Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today,” he posted.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, told reporters that American forces were preparing an even heavier round of airstrikes.
“In fact, today will be yet again, the highest volume of strikes that America has put over the skies of Iran and Tehran,” Hegseth said during a press briefing.
Trump has repeatedly argued that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons. He also claimed that rising global oil prices could benefit the United States, noting that America remains one of the world’s largest crude oil producers.
