$10 million bounty: US targets Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and top IRGC brass

The US Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information on 10 senior Iranian officials, including Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader, and Ali Asghar Hejazi, Deputy Chief of Staff and Supreme Leader Officer. These officials are associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organisation since 2019 for its role in terrorism and attacks on Americans. ## What is the IRGC? • The IRGC was founded in 1979 and has gained significant influence in Iran’s foreign policy and economy. • It’s been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organisation by the US since 2019. • The IRGC is prohibited from engaging in transactions with US persons. • Providing material support to the IRGC is a crime under US law. • The group has vast economic control and influence in Iranian domestic politics In the post on X, the programme called for information on what it described as “Iranian terrorist leaders,” including Khamenei, the son of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “Eligible information could lead to a reward of up to $10 million,” the programme said in the message shared online. > Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders?Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. pic.twitter.com/y7avkqdGWw— Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) March 13, 2026 Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders?Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. pic.twitter.com/y7avkqdGWw The notice added that people who provide credible information about the officials or their networks may also be eligible for relocation assistance. The public appeal said the individuals named in the post “command and direct various elements” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Washington accuses of planning and carrying out operations abroad. Along with Mojtaba Khamenei, the appeal listed several senior Iranian officials. These include Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, deputy chief of staff Ali Asghar Hejazi, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani. “These individuals command and direct various elements of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which plans, organises and executes terrorism around the world,” the banner posted by the programme said. The Rewards for Justice programme, run by the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, said people with information can contact the programme through encrypted messaging applications or a secure channel on the Tor network. The announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, with the administration of US President Donald Trump increasing pressure on Iranian security and intelligence networks linked to the IRGC.