U.S. Offers Up to $10 Million for Information on Five Senior IRGC Officials

Washington (Terror Monitor) — The United States has offered rewards of up to $10 million for information on five senior officials of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing them of commanding units involved in attacks against U.S. personnel and destructive cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure.

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program said in a post on X that the individuals command IRGC units that have targeted American personnel through armed attacks and carried out destructive cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

The five officials named in the announcement are Ahmad Vahidi, commander of the IRGC; Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters; and Hamid Reza Lashgarian, commander of the IRGC’s cyber division.

The list also includes Saeed Aghajani, former commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, and Majid Khademi, an IRGC intelligence commander. Both were reportedly killed during the recent war.

According to the Rewards for Justice program, the officials are linked to IRGC military, intelligence and cyber operations that Washington considers a threat to U.S. personnel and critical infrastructure.

Focus on IRGC Cyber Operations

Iran’s IRGC-linked cyber activities have been a major focus of U.S. authorities for several years. Washington has previously offered rewards for information leading to the identification or location of individuals involved in malicious cyber activities targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.

U.S. officials have accused Iranian cyber actors of attempting to target American critical infrastructure and political institutions. The Rewards for Justice program has specifically highlighted the role of IRGC officials in cyber and electronic operations.

The latest reward offer comes as Washington continues to increase pressure on Tehran and the IRGC through sanctions, law-enforcement measures and information campaigns.

Rewards for Justice Program

Rewards for Justice is a U.S. State Department program that offers financial rewards for information that helps disrupt terrorism and other threats to U.S. national security.

The program says individuals providing information may have their identities protected, while reward amounts are determined based on the significance and usefulness of the information provided.

The latest announcement underscores Washington’s continued focus on the IRGC’s military, intelligence and cyber capabilities and its efforts to obtain information about senior figures involved in those activities.