{"id":2579639,"date":"2026-03-13T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-offers-10-million-bounty-for-iran-regime-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:05:22","slug":"state-department-offers-10-million-bounty-for-iran-regime-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-offers-10-million-bounty-for-iran-regime-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department offers $10 million bounty for Iran regime leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-offers-10-million-bounty-for-iran-regime-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The State Department\u2019s Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $10 million for information that helps locate ten senior Iranian regime leaders, including the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">supreme leader<\/a> Mojtaba Khamenei. The prize also suggests Iranians who provide tips may have a path to relocation to the United States, as part of a broader campaign highlighted amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Mojtaba Khamenei,who reportedly succeeded his father,Ali Khamenei,after he was killed in February\u2019s U.S.-Israeli strikes, tops the list, with othre targeted officials including Ali Asghar Hejazi, Ali Larijani, and Eskandar Momeni; four more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-under-pressure-for-alleged-tall-tale-about-meeting-kim-jong-un\/\" title=\"Kristi Noem faces scrutiny over claimed encounter with Kim Jong Un\">leaders\u2019 names<\/a> were not disclosed. The article situates the effort within the Trump administration\u2019s aim to incapacitate the Islamic regime, in the context of coordinated U.S. and Israeli actions in the region. It notes that Operation Epic Fury is in its third week, expected to last four to five weeks, and claims U.S. forces have degraded Iran\u2019s retaliatory capabilities-missiles down around 90%, attack drones down about 95%, and significant naval losses. The piece also references related posts and a Rewards for Justice tweet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">State Department offers $10 million bounty for Iran regime leaders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2531695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"107\">State Department<\/a> is offering <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iranian<\/a> citizens a chance to receive a bounty worth up to $10 million for information on 10 key regime leaders, including the new supreme leader.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-freezes-student-loan-repayments-following-court-rulings-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden administration freezes student loan repayments following court rulings - Washington Examiner\">department&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s premier national security rewards program announced the prize on Friday, asking the Iranian people for information on the whereabouts of the senior officials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491019\/iran-officials-stroll-tehran-rally-explosion\/\">Top Iranian officials stroll Tehran streets at rally before midday explosion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491199\/cuba-dictator-talk-us-trump-friendly-takeover\/\">Cuban president confirms talks with US after Trump promises &#8216;friendly takeover&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490994\/iran-war-enters-next-phase-destroying-entire-missile-supply-chain-pete-hegseth\/\">Iran war enters next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >destroying entire missile supply chain<\/a>: Hegseth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On top of the reward, Iranians may get the chance to relocate to the United States amid the war in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This demonstrates how the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> is adamant in seeking to incapacitate the Islamic regime, which is reeling from coordinated U.S. and Israeli military campaigns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got information on these Iranian terrorist leaders?<\/p>\n<p>Send us a tip. It could make you eligible for a reward and relocation. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7avkqdGWw\">pic.twitter.com\/y7avkqdGWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RFJ_USA\/status\/2032482180568654025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Iranian Supreme Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mojtaba-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21453\">Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, who succeeded his slain father on Sunday, tops the list. The former ayatollah, 86-year-old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2865\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, was killed in the initial joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes against Tehran on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>Mojtaba Khamenei, who is believed to be hiding in an underground bunker, was described by War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> as &ldquo;wounded and likely disfigured&rdquo; earlier on Friday. Ever since the supreme leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4489443\/mojtaba-khamenei-first-statement-not-on-camera\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4489443\/mojtaba-khamenei-first-statement-not-on-camera\/\">released his first statement<\/a> through a mediator on Thursday, there has been speculation that he&rsquo;s in a coma. His father typically made public statements on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus\/\" title=\"Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus\">state television<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other Iranian officials the U.S. wants to target are Khamenei&rsquo;s deputy chief of staff, Ali Asghar Hejazi; top national security official Ali Larijani; and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni. The names of four leaders were not disclosed in the State Department&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490912\/hegseth-pours-doubt-ability-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490912\/hegseth-pours-doubt-ability-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei\/\">HEGSETH POURS DOUBT ON ABILITY OF NEW SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S.&rsquo;s &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury&rdquo; will enter its third week on Saturday. The conflict is expected to last four to five weeks, but the timeline may change depending on circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military is destroying most of Iran&rsquo;s retaliatory capabilities. Earlier Friday, Hegseth estimated Iranian missiles are &ldquo;down 90%,&rdquo; and attack drones are &ldquo;down 95%&rdquo; in terms of their launch frequency. Also, Iran&rsquo;s navy has lost between 50 and 60 vessels so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US offers up to $10M bounty on Iran leaders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2579640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26072569535953.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[14858,3823,75155],"class_list":["post-2579639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-bounty","tag-iran","tag-state-department-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26072569535953.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579643,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579639\/revisions\/2579643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}