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Iran Announces $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing U.S. Soldiers

The state-backed reward widens Tehran’s public pressure on Washington, raising diplomatic and regional risks given officials offered no operational details with no known U.S. ground troop presence in Iran.

Tehran's military chief put out a $30,000 reward for anyone who kills or captures a US soldier — with the reward doubled for Iranian women — but it remains unclear how they can carry out the orders.
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami

Overview

  • The announcement was made on Sunday by Iran’s army chief, Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, and was carried by state media IRNA and hardline outlets.
  • Hatami set the reward at 5 billion tomans (about US$30,000) and said the payment would double if the act was carried out by a woman.
  • He offered no specifics on where or when U.S. personnel might be targeted and said the weapon used would be bought at twice value and preserved for display.
  • Hatami said the plan followed a “large number of requests” from the public, framing the bounty as state-sanctioned popular support for the military effort.
  • The move hardens official rhetoric, comes as parliament moves to curb contacts with U.S. and Israeli media, and increases the risk of accidental escalation despite no confirmed U.S. ground deployments inside Iran.