US Offers $10M Reward for Info on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Senior IRGC Officials

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program announced on March 13 that it is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Iran’s newly named Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and several senior figures linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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Arab News

Multiple outlets report the $10 million ceiling and the focus on Mojtaba Khamenei and other top officials, framing the appeal as part of a U.S. effort to target IRGC-linked leadership through Rewards for Justice.

El Mundo

The announcement was widely circulated in a banner released by the Department’s Diplomatic Security Service and picked up by international and regional media.

The U.S. banner and reporting list named specific individuals and also referenced senior positions without naming occupants.

Among the named figures reported across outlets were Ali Asghar Hejazi (described as the deputy chief of staff in the supreme leader’s office or the slain former supreme leader’s deputy chief of staff), Yahya Rahim Safavi (a senior military adviser to the supreme leader), Ali Larijani (described as a top security official or adviser), Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.

Firstpost

Several outlets additionally note that the banner referred to four additional positions — including the secretary of the Supreme Defense Council and the head of the Supreme Leader’s military office — without listing names.

The State Department’s notice framed the listed people as key commanders and directors of IRGC elements that the U.S. accuses of plotting attacks abroad, language repeated in multiple reports.

“The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, along with several senior officials and figures linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)”

Firstpost

Outlets quote the Rewards for Justice text saying the individuals “command and direct various elements” of the IRGC and that those elements are characterized by Washington as responsible for planning and carrying out attacks or terrorism internationally.

Media reports around the notice placed it amid heightened hostilities in the region, citing U.S. and allied military moves and statements.

Several outlets referenced U.S. military reinforcement to the Middle East — including a Marine expeditionary unit tied to amphibious ships — and commentary from U.S. officials claiming injuries to Iran’s new leader amid continued strikes.

NBC Montana

Arab News additionally reported that Mojtaba Khamenei’s father, Ali Khamenei, was killed on February 28, a detail included by some regional reports as part of the recent escalation.

The Rewards for Justice notice set out methods for submitting tips and the potential incentives for informants, which several outlets relayed.

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NBC Montana

Reports say the program urged tipsters to use encrypted messaging platforms, Tor or Signal, and stated that eligible information could make people "eligible for relocation and a reward."

New York Post

The program’s standard framing — cash for intelligence leading to capture or prosecution — was also reiterated by multiple sources.