Washington has announced a reward of up to $20 million “and possible relocation” in exchange for information regarding Iran’s nuclear program, according to a Friday statement from the US military. The announcement came as President Donald Trump again stated that Tehran is seeking a deal to bring the war to an end.
US Central Command posted on X that the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program “is offering a reward of up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran’s nuclear program, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community.”
The Rewards for Justice initiative was created in 1984 as part of the State Department’s national security rewards program, providing payment for information that safeguards American lives and interests.
In a separate statement on the reward, the State Department noted that Iran’s “lack of compliance with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) on safeguards obligations has led to the agency’s loss of ‘continuity of knowledge’ regarding Iran’s production and inventory of key components like centrifuges.”
Officials did not specify what particular information would qualify for the full $20 million payout.
Trump has said on multiple occasions that US forces have successfully destroyed Iran’s nuclear program.
“If we didn’t hit Iran, you wouldn’t have Israel today,” Trump said Friday night in West Palm Beach, Florida. “If they had nuclear, they would have used nuclear. They would have obliterated the Middle East.”
The president also indicated that Iran — whose economy and military he said have suffered severe damage across eight months of conflict — is keen to bring the fighting to a close.
“We’re dealing with them now. They want to make a deal very badly,” he said.
Mediators have been actively pursuing diplomatic channels in an effort to head off any renewed hostilities.
On Tuesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his administration continues to seek a resolution to the crisis through dialogue.
Earlier in the week, Trump said he still needed to “take care” of one or two remaining targets, among them Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran — a site suspected of being a nuclear facility, which Tehran denies.

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