US offers $10 million for tips on five senior Iranian officials
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The United States is offering rewards of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of five senior commanders in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a notice from the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program.
The program specifically seeks tips on IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi; Ali Abdollahi, head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters; Saeed (or Sa’id) Aghajani, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force’s drone unit; Hamidreza Lashgarian, chief of the IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command; and Majid Khademi, commander of the IRGC Intelligence Organization.
“These individuals lead IRGC units that have targeted U.S. personnel with armed attacks and U.S. critical infrastructure with malicious cyber operations,” the Rewards for Justice program stated.
These individuals lead IRGC units that have targeted U.S. personnel with armed attacks and U.S. critical infrastructure with malicious cyber operations.
— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) August 24, 2026
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Washington describes the IRGC as playing “a central role in Iran’s use of terrorism as a key tool of Iranian statecraft.”
The notice adds that the five officials “command and direct various elements of the [IRGC], which plans, organizes, and executes terrorism around the world.”
Individuals who provide actionable information may also qualify for relocation assistance in addition to the financial reward, depending on the value of the tip.
The latest offer follows an earlier Rewards for Justice campaign in March 2026 that sought information on Iran’s then-new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other senior figures linked to the IRGC.
Several of those previously listed officials were later reported killed in ‘Israeli’ airstrikes.
US officials say the program aims to gather intelligence on the IRGC’s leadership and networks amid ongoing tensions, including after leadership changes within the organization following military strikes earlier in the year.
The IRGC has long been designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
