The United States Department of State, through its Rewards for Justice Program, has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information about several Iranian officials it describes as “terrorist leaders,” among them Iran’s newly elected supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
In a notice released by the department on Friday, the U.S. government said “individuals who provide credible information could also qualify for relocation assistance under the programme.”
According to the statement, “the Iranian officials are accused of commanding and directing different units of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Washington alleges is involved in planning, organizing and carrying out terrorist activities globally.”
Among the Iranian figures the U.S. is seeking information about are:
Esmail Khatib, Iran’s Minister of Intelligence and security
Ali Asghar Hejazi, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader
Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior military adviser
Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, Iran Minister of interior
Ali Larijani, Secretary to Iran’s Supreme Council
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran Supreme leader.