US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme
The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $20 million for information about Iran's nuclear programme. The department is also offering to potentially relocate the person who provides such details. It follows claims from President Donald Trump last year that that Iran's nuclear facilities had been "completely and totally obliterated" after a bombing campaign by the US and Israel. Despite opposing commentary from the US, Iran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful and has stressed that it has no intention of developing a nuclear weapon.
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LBC never says that the US and Israel have been at war with Iran since February, or that Trump ordered new strikes on Iran overnight. The only military action the article mentions is last year's bombing, which Trump dates to "a little more than a year ago". A reader therefore takes the reward as a measure taken in a lull after past strikes. In fact it was announced in the middle of an ongoing US war on Iran, which LBC itself had reported days earlier.
How we know
- LBC wrote earlier“the war, which began when the US and Israel attacked Iran in February”US launches fresh strikes on Iran hours before Americans to vote in midterms as Trump gives closing campaign speech (opens in a new tab)
- CNN reported“Trump ordered new strikes on Iran overnight, describing them as “minor”.”US offers millions for information on Iran’s nuclear program despite Trump’s claims of obliteration (opens in a new tab)
- BBC News reported“Trump insisted that Iran was keen to end the eight-month conflict with the US”US offers $20m reward for information about Iran's nuclear programme (opens in a new tab)
Read more: Thomas Markle Sr to be tagged after court appearance over child sex abuse images Read more: Donald Trump offers White House press secretary job to UFC boss 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," according to US Central Command (Centcom).
The US military has pledged to establish a task force to enhance American efforts to restrict the movement of weapons and sanctioned material across Iran's borders, as well as focusing on dual-use and illegal revenue streams. Centcom added that "Task Force Iron Gate" would operate from Tampa, Florida, and would work with other US government agencies to achieve its goals. Speaking to reporters outside the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, November 6, Mr Trump said: "We're also ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon," "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.
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