Trump offers £15m reward for Iran nuclear site intel despite saying they'd been destroyed
Trump offers £15m reward for Iran nuclear site intel despite saying they'd been destroyed Last year the President insisted the country's nuclear enrichment facilities had been "completely and totally obliterated". Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments By Adam Toms 15:51, Sun, Nov 8, 2026 Updated: 15:54, Sun, Nov 8, 2026 Donald Trump has spoken about Iran following a huge set-back at the midterm elections (Image: Getty) Donald Trump has ordered a £15million ($20million) reward for intelligence on Iran nuclear sites despite saying they had been wiped out.
US Central Command wrote in a post on X: "Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran’s nuclear program, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community, or the movement of any of the above. In 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran is enriching uranium to 60 percent purity, a level that is a short technical step from the 90 percent required for a nuclear weapon.
"Iran is the only non-nuclear-weapon state to produce uranium at such a high enrichment level. Experts estimate this quantity, if enriched further, could be enough for several nuclear weapons. The regime’s lack of compliance with the IAEA on safeguards obligations has led to the agency’s loss of 'continuity of knowledge' regarding Iran’s production and inventory of key components like centrifuges." Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The Rewards for Justice programme began in 1984 and dishes out money for information that could help to protect US national security.
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After quoting the Rewards for Justice text on 60 per cent enrichment, a 'short technical step' from weapons grade and 'several nuclear weapons', the Express never says that Iran insists its programme is peaceful. Without it a reader takes the weapons framing as uncontested fact rather than the US government's case.
How we know
- CNN reported“concerns remain over Iran’s program, which Tehran has always insisted is peaceful”US offers millions for information on Iran’s nuclear program despite Trump’s claims of obliteration (opens in a new tab)
It comes after the President of the United States said last year: "Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated." He added: "Iran, the bully of the Middle East , must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier." In June 2025, CNN reported that an early intelligence assessment indicated that military strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program, likely only setting it back by months.
The White House insisted that these reports were "fake news". Mr Trump said on Friday that Iran wanted to end the conflict, saying Tehran's economy and military were heavily damaged. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT "We're dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly," the President said. He also said: "We're also ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon." Mr Trump added: "They will never have it. Not even close.
They're not close." Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Egypt train crash: Derailment in Al-Ayyat as 4 people reported dead Spain volcano 'will collapse' with '65ft mega-tsunami' that could 'destroy America' Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran’s nuclear program, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community, or the movement of any of the above.Submit a tip: https://t.co/A8uRQJSosj — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 7, 2026 "If they did have it, if we didn't go in with those beautiful B2 bombers a little more than a year ago, if I allowed them to have it today, there would be no Israel ," the President also told reporters.
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