The State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced the multimillion-dollar bounty alongside potential relocation assistance for informants who provide actionable intelligence on Iran's nuclear operations. International monitors have lost critical continuity regarding centrifuge production and inventory, raising international concerns about unmonitored development. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump cited extensive damage from prior strikes while highlighting potential targets like Pickaxe Mountain, even as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed openness to continuing diplomatic dialogue.
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The United States is actively incentivizing intelligence collection to compensate for com…: The United States is actively incentivizing intelligence collection to compensate for compromised international nuclear monitoring in Iran.
Both American and Iranian leaders are signaling potential interest in diplomatic talks de…: Both American and Iranian leaders are signaling potential interest in diplomatic talks despite months of intense regional conflict.
Specific evidentiary criteria needed to secure the maximum financial reward have not been…: Specific evidentiary criteria needed to secure the maximum financial reward have not been publicly disclosed by American authorities.
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Washington is offering a $20 million reward "and possible relocation" for information about Iran's nuclear program, the US military said Friday, as President Donald Trump reiterated Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war.
A State Department program, Rewards for Justice, "is offering a reward of up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran's nuclear program, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community," US Central Command said on X.
The program was established in 1984 under the State Department's national security rewards program to offer money for information that protects American lives and interests.
In its statement about the reward, the State Department said Iran's "lack of compliance with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) 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.
It gave no specific parameters on what information would yield a $20 million reward.
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