The United States is offering a reward of up to $20 million as well as "possible relocation" for information on "Iran’s nuclear program," according to the US military.
The State Department's Rewards for Justice initiative is offering the reward to people who can provide knowledge of its "facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community, or the movement of any of the above," US Central Command said.
The Rewards for Justice programme was established in 1984 to offer money for information that could help protect national security.In a statement on the reward, the State Department said: "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."President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that US forces have "obliterated" Iran’s nuclear facilities."We're also ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon," Trump said on Friday during a speech at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"They will never have it. Not even close. They're not close.""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," he added.Tehran's nuclear ambitions have been central to negotiations over ending the Iran war, which began in late February following US and Israeli strikes on the country.Trump's comments came as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed that his government was continuing efforts to resolve the conflict through dialogue.
Euronews reports the US reward offer mostly through attributed quotes from US Central Command, the State Department and Donald Trump. It does name the US and Israeli strikes as the start of the attacks on Iran. But Euronews calls Iran's programme 'nuclear ambitions' in its own voice. It gives Trump several sentences, while Iran's government gets one closing clause and no reply to the weapons claims.
Uses a loaded word
Minor
“Tehran's nuclear ambitions have been central to negotiations”
Why this matters
In its own voice Euronews calls Iran's programme 'nuclear ambitions', a word that suggests a hidden aim beyond a civilian programme.
The impression it gives
A reader takes it as settled that Iran is reaching for something more, most likely a weapon.
The context
Elsewhere the article attributes every weapons claim to Trump or the State Department. Coverage of the same event records that Tehran denies a suspected site is a nuclear facility. 'Nuclear programme' would report the subject without the verdict.
“"We're also ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon," Trump said on Friday”
Why this matters
Euronews quotes Trump at length across several sentences on Iran and a nuclear weapon, alongside long US Central Command and State Department statements.
The impression it gives
A reader hears only the US account of Iran's programme and of the reward, with no Iranian answer.
The context
Iran's government appears only in one closing clause about dialogue. The article carries no Iranian response to the reward or to the claim that it seeks a weapon.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed that his government was continuing efforts”