On Friday, the US State Department revealed the offer through its Rewards for Justice program, which is operated by the Diplomatic Security Service.
The United States has offered a reward of up to $10 million—or Rs 924,748,000 at current exchange rates—for information leading to the identification of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and several other senior officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
This offer was made public on Friday through the U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service.
A statement from the Rewards for Justice program read: “These individuals command and direct various components of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which plans, organizes, and carries out acts of terrorism worldwide.”
It further added, “If you possess any information regarding these or other specific IRGC leaders or their affiliates, please submit it to us via our Tor-based tipline or through Signal. Your information could make you eligible for relocation and a monetary reward.”
The Iranian leaders named in the announcement include Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi (Deputy Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader’s Office), and Iran’s Security Chief, Ali Larijani, among others.
In the announcement, some entries appear as silhouettes because photographs are not available.
The reward announcement comes at a time when the United States and Israel are intensifying their air campaign against Iran, which is now in its third week.
In an interview aired on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that American forces would launch “very forceful” strikes against Iranian targets in the coming days.
He signaled an intensification of the US-Israeli campaign. Washington and its allies launched an offensive on February 28, in which Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed.
That action has triggered a major regional war, which has shaken global energy markets and resulted in missile and drone attacks in the Gulf.
“We are going to hit them very hard next week,” Trump told Fox News Radio. He added that he believes Iran’s leadership could ultimately be brought down by its own people.
“I really feel that for people who don’t have weapons, this is a major obstacle,” Trump said. “I think it is a very big obstacle… It will happen—or perhaps it will happen—though maybe not immediately.”
Trump’s remarks followed a statement by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who noted that since the air campaign began, Washington and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets.
“Our Air Force and the Israeli Air Force have collectively struck over 15,000 enemy positions,” Hegseth said. “That amounts to more than 1,000 strikes per day.”
He stated that Friday would see the highest number of strikes to date. Hegseth added that the campaign has significantly degraded Iran’s capacity to retaliate.
“Iran’s missiles, their missile launchers, and drones are being destroyed or shot down from the sky,” he said.
The frequency of missile attacks has dropped by 90 percent, and that of drone attacks by 95 percent. He also claimed that Iran’s new Supreme Leader was “wounded—and perhaps disfigured—in the face” during the February 28 attack in which his father was killed.
Iranian officials have confirmed that the younger Khamenei was injured, but they have provided no further details. Since assuming the country’s top post, he has not been seen in public.
Following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, this conflict has thrown the global energy market into turmoil. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply typically flows through the narrow waters of the Gulf.
Earlier this week, oil prices surged above $100 per barrel, while stock markets are faltering amidst fears of a prolonged disruption. Iranian officials have vowed to maintain pressure on shipping traffic passing through this strategic choke point. They have warned that the conflict could escalate if attacks against the country persist.