US offers $20 mn reward for info on ‘Iran’s nuclear program’: CENTCOM
Washington is offering a $20 million reward “and possible relocation” for information about Iran’s nuclear program, the US military said Friday, as President Donald Trump reiterated Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war. A State Department program, 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,” US Central Command said on X. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
The program was established in 1984 under the State Department’s national security rewards program to offer money for information that protects American lives and interests. In its statement about the reward, the State Department said Iran’s “lack of compliance with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) 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.
It gave no specific parameters on what information would yield a $20 million reward. Trump has repeatedly said US forces have effectively obliterated Iran’s nuclear program. “If we didn’t hit Iran, you wouldn’t have Israel today,” Trump said Friday night in West Palm Beach, Florida. “If they had nuclear, they would have used nuclear. They would have obliterated the Middle East.” But the president also said Iran – which he stressed has had its economy and military severely damaged over eight months of war – is eager to end the conflict.
“We’re dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly,” he said. Diplomatic efforts by mediators have been in full swing in an attempt to prevent any resumption of fighting. And on Tuesday Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his government was still trying to resolve the crisis through dialogue. Earlier this week Trump said he still had to “take care” of one or two targets, including so-called Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran, a suspected nuclear site which Tehran denies is such a facility.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article says mediators are working to prevent any resumption of fighting. It does not mention that, according to other coverage of the same day, US forces struck an Iranian air defence site on Friday and launched what the US described as defensive strikes on Monday. Without this, a reader may believe no US military action against Iran was taking place while the reward was announced.
How we know
- The Sun reported“US forces battered an Iranian air defence site on Friday”Trump launches new strikes on Iran & vows ‘we have total control’ after US issues $20m for info on Tehran’s nuke program (opens in a new tab)
- The Sun reported“It marks the second wave of American firepower this week, after US forces launched what it described as defensive strikes on Monday.”Trump launches new strikes on Iran & vows ‘we have total control’ after US issues $20m for info on Tehran’s nuke program (opens in a new tab)
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