US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information On Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s Inner Circle

The United States announces a $10 million reward for information on Iran's inner circle around the Supreme Leader, aiming to disrupt IRGC overseas operations and proxy activities by targeting key leadership figures.

The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information on senior Iranian leaders viewed as directing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied groups. The move, announced on March 13 through the "Rewards for Justice" programme, is aimed at the “inner circle” around Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to CNN-News18 sources.

US officials believe this tight group manages Iran’s overseas security and covert operations, rather than battlefield commanders alone. Sources said Washington sees Iran’s proxy warfare and militant activities as flowing from institutions linked to the Supreme Leader’s office, which shapes strategy, funding channels and targeting decisions across several regional fronts.

US bounty and Rewards for Justice focus on Iran's inner circle

The reward notice identifies ten leading figures inside Iran’s power system. Those named include Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi, Yahya Rahim Safavi, Ali Larijani, Esmail Khatib and Eskandar Momeni. Intelligence sources told CNN-News18 the list covers political, security and advisory officials who collectively supervise IRGC operations and broader security policy.

According to US statements, these officials are accused of directing activities such as bombings, assassinations, kidnappings, rocket attacks and drone strikes. They are also alleged to oversee the transfer of advanced weapons. The bounty is therefore framed as targeting the command structure behind such operations, not just individuals on the ground.

US bounty highlights Iran's inner circle use of proxy warfare

Sources said the US focus is the strategic system overseeing the IRGC, including planning, financing and guidance of missions abroad. Under this authority, the IRGC is said to bankroll and arm proxy militias, including Hezbollah and Hamas, which then conduct attacks on US partners and interests across the region.

With this bounty, Washington signals that it views operational control of Iran’s regional campaigns as concentrated within the leadership surrounding the Supreme Leader. The reward aims at people with insight into that decision-making network, particularly those aware of how orders move from Tehran’s elite circles to proxy fighters.

The "Rewards for Justice" programme offers cash payments for intelligence that leads to the capture or prosecution of wanted individuals. The US State Department has urged potential informants to use Tor or Signal when making contact, and noted that "your information could make you eligible for relocation and a reward."

Officials describe the measure as part of wider efforts to pressure the Iranian leadership over IRGC-linked activities. By naming ten senior figures and attaching a $10 million reward, the US is signalling a clear interest in disrupting the internal structures that, in its view, coordinate overseas operations and proxy conflicts.