US Offers Up to $20 Million Reward for Information on Iran's Nuclear Program
The US State Department's Rewards for Justice programme is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation for information on Iran's nuclear program. The offer comes as talks continue over ending the Iran war.
The United States is offering a reward of up to $20 million, along with possible relocation, to anyone who provides information on Iran's nuclear program. The offer was announced by US Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the region, and is run by the State Department's Rewards for Justice initiative. It matters because Tehran's nuclear ambitions are central to negotiations on ending the Iran war.
What information is sought
According to Central Command, the reward covers knowledge of Iran's nuclear facilities, equipment and associated personnel, including people in the scientific community, as well as the movement of any of these. Rewards for Justice was established in 1984 to pay for information that can help protect national security.
In its statement, the State Department said the Iranian regime's failure to comply with its safeguards obligations to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has led the agency to lose "continuity of knowledge" about Iran's production and inventory of key components such as centrifuges.
Trump and Pezeshkian
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said American forces "obliterated" Iran's nuclear facilities. Speaking on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, he said Iran would never have a nuclear weapon. He also said that without the B-2 bomber strikes a little more than a year ago, Israel would no longer exist.
The war began in late February after US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed that his government is continuing efforts to resolve the conflict through dialogue.
