US Offers $20 Million Reward for Iran Nuclear Intelligence

The United States Department of State is offering rewards of up to $20 million and potential relocation for information regarding Iran's nuclear facilities, equipment, and scientific personnel. Managed by the Rewards for Justice program, the initiative follows reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has enriched uranium to 60% purity and failed to comply with safeguard obligations, resulting in a loss of continuity of knowledge regarding key components like centrifuges.

These intelligence efforts contrast with claims by Donald Trump that U.S. strikes in June 2025 "completely and totally obliterated" Iranian nuclear sites. While the president asserts that Tehran "want[s] to make a deal very badly," he recently authorized "minor" overnight strikes targeting an anti-aircraft system near the Strait of Hormuz on Qeshm Island. Reports also indicated explosions in the port of Jask, though Iranian sources disputed the nature of the Qeshm blasts.

Military pressure has escalated as the United States Central Command launched a task force to block Iranian land routes for advanced weapons, supplementing an existing naval blockade of the oil industry. In response, Iranian military officials declared their forces are on higher alert and will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Despite the hostilities, President Masoud Pezeshkian stated his government is seeking a resolution through dialogue, with Qatar currently mediating proposals to resolve the nuclear dispute as part of a broader peace deal.