Overview
- The State Department announced Monday that its Rewards for Justice program will pay up to $10 million for information on five named commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- The notice names Ahmad Vahidi, Ali Abdollahi, Saeed Aghajani, Hamidreza Lashgarian, and Majid Khademi and describes them as leaders who command key IRGC units involved in operations abroad.
- The offer includes the standard $10 million ceiling and the possibility of relocation for informants who provide valuable, actionable intelligence.
- U.S. officials framed the move as a response to gaps in knowledge after earlier strikes and a March Rewards for Justice poster that left several IRGC positions unnamed.
- The announcement raises the odds of new intelligence from inside Iran and could increase pressure on IRGC networks, while also heightening the risk of reciprocal public warnings and further escalation.