The United States has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help identify or track several senior Iranian officials, including Iran’s recently appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
The offer was made on Friday through the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme, which targets individuals the United States accuses of involvement in international terrorism.
Authorities say the officials listed are connected to leadership and operational structures within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Details of the reward were shared in a poster released on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The notice stated that the individuals named are believed to command or coordinate elements of the IRGC, which Washington alleges is responsible for planning and carrying out attacks beyond Iran’s borders.
Among those identified in the announcement are Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader Ali Asghar Hejazi, senior military adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi, and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
The Notice
Former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, who now serves as secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council, was also included.
The notice also referred to several high-ranking positions without naming specific individuals.
These included the secretary of the Supreme Defence Council, the head of the Supreme Leader’s military office, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC, and another adviser within the leadership circle.
According to the programme, anyone with credible information about the officials, IRGC commanders or their operational networks may submit tips through encrypted communication channels or via a secure portal on the Tor network.
Informants whose information leads to actionable results could qualify for financial compensation of up to $10 million and, in some cases, relocation support.
The announcement comes at a time of escalating tension between Washington and Tehran following major political developments in Iran.
Khamenei‘s Appointment
Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric and the son of longtime leader Ali Khamenei, was appointed Iran’s new supreme leader on March 8.
His appointment followed the reported death of his father during the early phase of an ongoing conflict involving Iran and a US-Israel coalition.
Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the influential clerical body responsible for selecting the country’s supreme leader, confirmed the 56-year-old’s elevation to the role.
Soon after his appointment, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly pledged its loyalty to the new leader as the country faced growing military and political confrontation with the United States and Israel.
In his first message since taking office, delivered through a statement broadcast on state television, Khamenei vowed that Iran would continue its response to what he described as aggression by its adversaries.
He said Iran’s actions would persist until justice had been secured for Iranian casualties.
The statement also warned of continued pressure on strategic oil transit routes in the Gulf and suggested that neighbouring states hosting US military facilities could face retaliation.
Khamenei has not appeared publicly since assuming leadership, fuelling speculation about his condition.
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Some American officials have suggested he may have been injured during the conflict, though Iranian authorities insist he remains healthy and actively directing state affairs.