State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme names Iranian military officials and offers relocation assistance for actionable information
WASHINGTON: The United States has announced rewards of up to $10 million for information that could help identify or locate five senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme.
The programme announced the offer on Monday and identified senior officials serving across different branches of the IRGC, including its command, intelligence, aerospace, cyber and military coordination structures.
Washington alleges that the officials oversee elements of the IRGC involved in planning and carrying out activities that the United States describes as terrorism.
Five Senior Iranian Commanders Named
The Rewards for Justice programme identified Ahmad Vahidi as the IRGC commander among those covered by the reward announcement.
Furthermore, it named Ali Abdollahi, chief of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, and Sa’id Aghajani, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force’s unmanned aerial vehicle operations.
The US programme also listed Hamidreza Zolasgharian, identified as chief of the IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command, and Majid Khademi, commander of the IRGC Intelligence Office.
“These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s IRGC,” Rewards for Justice said while announcing the rewards.
The programme alleged that those elements plan, organise and execute terrorism internationally.
Washington Offers Relocation Assistance
Meanwhile, the State Department programme said individuals providing actionable information could qualify for financial rewards reaching $10 million.
Additionally, eligible informants may receive relocation assistance, depending on the information provided and circumstances surrounding their cooperation.
The announcement represents another measure by Washington targeting senior figures within Iran’s military and security establishment amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
However, the reward announcement itself does not establish guilt or constitute a judicial conviction against the named individuals.
The Iranian government had not immediately issued a detailed public response to the latest Rewards for Justice announcement.
The development comes as Washington continues applying diplomatic, financial and security pressure against Tehran and senior members of the IRGC.
