ByIDAN KWELLER, JAMES GENNAUGUST 25, 2026 15:20Updated: AUGUST 25, 2026 15:21The US State Department's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program requested information on five senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders, offering a reward of up to $10 million in a Monday post on X/Twitter.The five terror leaders RFJ seeks information on are IRGC Chief Ahmad Vahidi; Ali Abdollahi, who was head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters until being appointed head of the Islamic regime's conventional military earlier in August; IRGC Aerospace Force's drone chief, Saeed Aghajani; IRGC Cyber Electronic Command Chief Hamidreza Lashgarian; and IRGC Intelligence chief Majid Khademi.Notably, Khademi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in early April during Operation Roaring Lion, as confirmed by Defense Minister Israel Katz. The IRGC also corroborated his "martyrdom" at the time, later including his remains in a public burial for assassinated IRGC officials and regime leaders.RFJ's statement noted that it is not only offering a financial reward but also protection and transfer to a safe location for those who provide information.This may indicate an attempt by the State Department to encourage Iranian civilians, dissidents, and anti-regime activists from within Iran, including those who may be close to senior officials, to provide information on their whereabouts and activities.With many of the former IRGC leadership eliminated, Iran is led by a depleted and dispersed command structure, driven by an extremism that is difficult for the West to fully comprehend. (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)The US states that these five officials lead military operations and cyberattacks against US entities and institutions.US State Department's RFJ offers reward for information on Iranian political leaders, including Khamenei, interior ministerRFJ also offered a reward for information on nine other Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali Asghar Hejazi, who served as deputy chief of staff of the Supreme Leader's Office (SLO), Yahya Rahim Safavi, who was identified as the military adviser in the SLO, and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.RFJ also offered rewards for roles without identifying the incumbents. These were the "secretary of the defense council," "advisor to the Supreme Leader," SLO military office chief, and the director-general of the Intelligence Ministry.Additionally, a reward was issued for the Supreme National Security Council secretary without identifying who holds the role. Khamenei appointed Mohsen Rezaee to the position earlier in August.The IRGC as a whole, including its global terror branch, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US since 2019, with various sanctions imposed on the organization, its assets, leadership, and global financial networks and supply chains.Treasury Secretary Bessent calls on Iranian soldiers to question regime's intentions when salaries are not paidUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, during the Monday launch of "Operation Economic Outcast," directly addressed Iran's soldiers, telling them that when their salaries stop coming, they should ask themselves whether their commanders are leading Iran "to victory or destruction," and reminded them that the Berlin Wall fell when ordinary soldiers decided not to shoot their own people.Additionally, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday added in a Truth Social post that Iran was not able to pay large portions of its military."The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before," he wrote. "It is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and must be stopped, NOW."Follow us on Google