Overview
- The State Department announced on March 13 that it will pay up to $10 million for information on Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior figures tied to Iran’s security apparatus.
- Targets named by U.S. officials include the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Larijani, with some others identified only by title.
- Washington characterizes the listed individuals as senior leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for planning, organizing, and executing terrorism worldwide.
- Prospective informants may be eligible for monetary rewards and could receive relocation assistance, according to the announcement.
- The move builds on the U.S. designation of the IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in April 2019.