March 14, 2026 | 06:24 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The United States is offering a reward of up to US$10 million for information on the whereabouts of the new Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, and other officials, as stated by the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program of the US Department of State on Friday.
"Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on the key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its component branches. These individuals command and direct various elements of the IRGC, which plans, organizes, and executes terrorism around the world," the RFJ said in a statement, as quoted from Antara.
According to the RFJ, the reward applies to information about several individuals, including Mojtaba Khamenei, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Supreme Leader's Office (SLO) Ali Asghar Hejazi, SLO advisor Ali Larijani, Interior Minister Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, and Intelligence and Security Minister Esmail Khatib.
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched an attack on targets in Iran, including in Tehran, resulting in damage, civilian casualties, and the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was later replaced by his son Mojtaba as the new leader of Iran. Iranian authorities did not announce any other changes in the country's military leadership.
The U.S. and Israel initially claimed that their "preemptive" strike was necessary to counter the threat they believed stemmed from Iran's nuclear program, but then altered their statement to indicate that they sought regime change in Iran.
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