State Dept. offers $20 million reward for information about Iran’s nuke program

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The Trump administration is offering the public up to $20 million in exchange for information about Iran’s nuclear program . The bounty is being offered through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program. Specifically, the US is seeking information about Iranian “nuclear scientists and staff,” “nuclear program-related technologies and capabilities” and “associated organizations and personnel,” according to the announcement, which was posted on X .

“If you have information on Iran’s nuclear program, assets, or associated individuals, send it to us,” Rewards for Justice asked the public. 3 The Trump admin previously offered a $10 million bounty for information about top Iranian officials through the Rewards for Justice program. People wishing to provide the US government with intel can send information via an encrypted Tor browser tip line or use the secure Signal or Telegram messaging apps.

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“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,” Rewards for Justice said. 3 Trump is weighing launching new strikes against Iran. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin US Central Command, the military group tasked with carrying out the Iran war, shared the bounty on its social media platforms as well.

The Trump administration previously used Rewards for Justice in March to offer $10 million for information about 10 key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the US government labels a terrorist group. The latest reward was offered as President Trump weighs his next move against Iran . “I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I’ll have to. You’ll know soon enough,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. 3 The US bombed several Iranian nuclear facilities in the summer of 2025.

Getty Images A US official told The Post that Qatari officials have been mediating fresh discussions with Tehran about its nuclear program. At least three meetings on “concrete proposals” have occurred in the past week, The New York Times first reported, with summits in Tehran and Doha. Trump has repeatedly said Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon, which he believes the regime would’ve used to target countries in the Middle East, including Israel.

The president maintains the 8-month-long war has been a success because Iran’s navy, missile and drone facilities, and nuclear sites have been devastated by US airstrikes.

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The New York Post reports the $20 million State Department reward accurately and attributes most claims to Rewards for Justice or to Trump. It closes on Trump's claims that Iran was near a nuclear weapon and that its nuclear sites have been devastated. It sets neither against Tehran's position that its programme is peaceful or against the reward itself, which signals that US concerns remain. It also calls Iran's government 'the regime' in its own narration.

Gives a contested claim the last word
Serious
“Trump has repeatedly said Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon, which he believes the regime would’ve used to target countries in the Middle East, including Israel.”
Why this matters
The Post gives Trump's claim that Iran was close to a nuclear weapon, and would have used it against its neighbours, with no Iranian response anywhere in the article.
The impression it gives
A reader comes away believing Iran's weapons ambition is uncontested and that Tehran has offered no account of its own programme.
The context
Tehran has always insisted its programme is peaceful, as CNN reported on the same announcement. The Post carries no Iranian voice at all.
How we know
- CNN reported“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)
- Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “peaceful”.
Show it in the article
“The president maintains the 8-month-long war has been a success because Iran’s navy, missile and drone facilities, and nuclear sites have been devastated by US airstrikes.”
Why this matters
The Post ends the article on Trump's claim that Iran's nuclear sites have been devastated and gives nothing against it.
The impression it gives
A reader leaves with the impression that the destruction of Iran's nuclear sites is the settled outcome.
The context
Other outlets reported the same reward as a move that sits against Trump's claims of obliteration. CNN wrote that the State Department's move and independent assessments suggest concerns remain. The Express cited an early intelligence assessment that the 2025 strikes did not destroy the programme's core components.
How we know
- CNN reported“despite US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims to have obliterated Tehran’s capabilities”US offers millions for information on Iran’s nuclear program despite Trump’s claims of obliteration (opens in a new tab)
- Daily Express reported“did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program”Trump offers £15m reward for Iran nuclear site intel despite saying they'd been destroyed (opens in a new tab)
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Written straight
Trump has repeatedly said Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon; Tehran has always insisted its programme is peaceful. The reward comes despite Trump's claims that Iran's nuclear sites have been devastated, which suggests US concerns about the programme remain.
Uses a loaded word
Minor
“the regime”
Why this matters
In its own narration, the Post calls Iran's government 'the regime'.
The impression it gives
A reader takes in a verdict on Iran's government as plain description.
The context
Elsewhere in the article the word appears only inside the Rewards for Justice quotation. Here the Post adopts it in its own voice with no attribution.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“The regime’s lack of compliance with the IAEA”
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State Dept. offers $20 million reward for information about Iran’s nuke program

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