The Trump administration will receive a $10 billion fee for negotiating the TikTok deal. (Photo: X/@RFJ_USA) The US State Department is offering up to $10 million for information on 10 senior Iranian officials, including Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader, and Ali Asghar Hejazi, Deputy Chief of Staff and Officer to the Supreme Leader.
These officials are associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization since 2019 for its role in terrorism and attacks against Americans.
What is the IRGC?
- The IRGC was founded in 1979 and has gained significant influence over Iran’s foreign policy and economy.
- It has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States since 2019.
- The IRGC is prohibited from conducting transactions with US persons.
- Providing material support to the IRGC is a crime under US law.
- The group has vast economic control and influence over Iranian domestic politics.
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“Eligible information could result in a reward of up to $10 million,” the program said in the message shared online.
Do you have information on these Iranian terrorist leaders?
Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. pic.twitter.com/y7avkqdGWw
— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) March 13, 2026
The notice adds that people who provide credible information about officials or their networks may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
The public appeal said that the people named in the position “command and direct various elements” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Washington accuses of planning and carrying out operations abroad.
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Along with Mojtaba Khamenei, the appeal included several senior Iranian officials. They include Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, Deputy Chief of Staff Ali Asghar Hejazi, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani.
“These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which plans, organizes and executes terrorism around the world,” the banner posted by the program read.
The Rewards for Justice program, run by the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, said people with information can contact the program through encrypted messaging apps or a secure channel on the Tor network.
The announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, with US President Donald Trump’s administration increasing pressure on Iranian security and intelligence networks linked to the IRGC.
