The United States (US) has announced a reward of up to $20 million for information about Iran’s nuclear programme, including its facilities, equipment and personnel.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the offer on Friday through a post on X, stating that the State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme was offering the reward along with possible relocation for people who provide information.
The offer covers Iran’s nuclear programme and individuals associated with it, including members of the country’s scientific community. However, the US government has not specified what information will qualify for the full $20 million reward.
The Rewards for Justice programme was established in 1984 under the State Department’s national security rewards initiative to provide financial incentives for information that protects American lives and interests.
In its statement, the State Department cited Iran’s alleged failure to meet its safeguards obligations to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog. It stated that the agency had lost “continuity of knowledge” about Iran’s production and stockpile of key components, including centrifuges used to enrich uranium.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that US military strikes have destroyed Iran’s nuclear programme.
“If we didn’t hit Iran, you wouldn’t have Israel today,” Trump stated on Friday night in West Palm Beach, Florida. “If they had nuclear, they would have used nuclear. They would have obliterated the Middle East.”
However, the president also maintained that Iran wanted to end the conflict, which he said had severely damaged the country’s economy and military over eight months of war.
“We’re dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly,” he added.
Diplomatic efforts by mediators have continued to prevent a resumption of fighting, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said earlier this week that his government remained committed to resolving the crisis through dialogue.
Trump also said earlier this week that he still needed to “take care” of one or two targets, including Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran, which is suspected of housing a nuclear facility. Tehran denies that the site is a nuclear facility.
