The United States is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information about five senior commanders in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with the State Department also offering the possibility of relocation to individuals who provide valuable intelligence.
The State Department announced Monday that the offers are being made through its Rewards for Justice program, as Washington intensifies its efforts against senior figures in Iran’s military and security establishment.
The five Iranian officials being sought are IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi; Ali Abdollahi, who heads the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters; Saeed Aghajani, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force’s drone unit; Hamidreza Lashgarian, chief of the IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command; and Majid Khademi, commander of the IRGC Intelligence Office.
Vahidi has emerged as an increasingly influential figure in Iran’s leadership in recent months. Reports have identified him as a central figure behind Tehran’s decision to launch missile attacks against Israel, and he also reportedly adopted a hardline position during negotiations between Iran and the United States.
The Rewards for Justice program has previously offered rewards of as much as $10 million, together with the possibility of relocation, for information that could lead authorities to other senior Iranian officials.
Among those previously targeted by the program are Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed after his father was killed at the outset of the war; Ali Asghar Hejazi, who served as deputy chief of staff to the previous Supreme Leader; Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior military adviser to the Supreme Leader; and Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, along with several other senior Iranian figures.
