The US has started offering large bounties again
According to a report by the Financial Times, US Secretary of State Rubio announced on March 13 that in support of Washington's ongoing military operations in Iran, the US Department of State has launched a bounty program called "Justice Rewards Program," which offers up to $10 million in rewards for individuals who provide key information about Iranian military and political leaders, including the new Supreme Leader of Iran, Morteza, and the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Larijani. If the US military eliminates the Iranian leader based on the information provided, the informant can also receive an additional substantial reward.
However, I must say that these large bounties set by Americans may serve more as a form of publicity, because it is actually very difficult to obtain such rewards from the US. For example, the US captured the President of Venezuela, Maduro, on January 3, 2026, which clearly involved insider information. The US had previously offered a large bounty for the president, but to date, there seems to be no news about the payout of this bounty.
Moreover, sometimes the US bounties are not valid. For example, the US once offered a $10 million bounty for the former leader of the Syrian opposition group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Jolani. However, after Jolani became the president of the interim government in Syria, the US withdrew the bounty.
In fact, it would be better for the US to use a deck of playing cards instead of publicly offering bounties, so as to avoid being reluctant to pay the reward later.
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