US offers $10 million reward for information on senior IRGC leaders, including one killed in April

The US State Department's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on five senior leaders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The announcement was made via a post on X/Twitter.

The targeted individuals include IRGC Chief Ahmad Vahidi; Ali Abdollahi, who recently became head of the Islamic regime's conventional military after serving as head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters; Saeed Aghajani, the IRGC Aerospace Force's drone chief; Hamidreza Lashgarian, IRGC Cyber Electronic Command Chief; and Majid Khademi, the IRGC Intelligence chief. Notably, Khademi was confirmed killed in an Israeli airstrike in early April during Operation Roaring Lion, an event corroborated by the IRGC itself.

In addition to financial rewards, the RFJ program offers protection and relocation to a safe location for those who provide information. This initiative may aim to encourage Iranian civilians, dissidents, and activists, potentially those close to senior officials, to share intelligence on the whereabouts and activities of these leaders. The US designates the IRGC, including its Quds Force, as a foreign terrorist organization and has imposed sanctions on the group since 2019.

The RFJ has also offered rewards for information on nine other Iranian officials. This list includes Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi (deputy chief of staff of the Supreme Leader's Office), Yahya Rahim Safavi (military adviser in the Supreme Leader's Office), and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni. Rewards were also offered for specific roles within the government, such as "secretary of the defense council" and "advisor to the Supreme Leader," without naming the incumbents. The Supreme National Security Council secretary also has a reward offered, though the incumbent was not identified.