US offers $10 million reward for info on Iran’s new supreme leader

The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information about Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as well as other senior officials of the Islamic Republic.

According to the State Department, the reward is offered under the Rewards for Justice programme for information about key leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated structures.

The list of individuals for whom the reward is being offered includes Iran’s National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader for Security Affairs Ali Asghar Hejazi, military adviser Yahya Rahim Safavi, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, and Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.

By Jeyhun Aghazada