State Dept. offers $20 million reward for information about Iran’s nuke program 

The Trump administration is offering the public up to $20 million in exchange for information about Iran’s nuclear program. 

The bounty is being offered through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program. 

Specifically, the US is seeking information about Iranian “nuclear scientists and staff,” “nuclear program-related technologies and capabilities” and “associated organizations and personnel,” according to the announcement, which was posted on X.  

“If you have information on Iran’s nuclear program, assets, or associated individuals, send it to us,” Rewards for Justice asked the public. 

People wishing to provide the US government with intel can send information via an encrypted Tor browser tip line or use the secure Signal or Telegram messaging apps. 

In an apparent effort to get Iranians to share their insights, Rewards for Justice is also offering “possible relocation” as another incentive for information. 

The bounty page notes that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported in 2025 that Iran was enriching uranium to 60% purity, which is close to the level necessary for a nuclear weapon. 

“The regime’s lack of compliance with the IAEA 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,” Rewards for Justice said. 

US Central Command, the military group tasked with carrying out the Iran war, shared the bounty on its social media platforms as well. 

The Trump administration previously used Rewards for Justice in March to offer $10 million for information about 10 key leaders of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the US government labels a terrorist group.

The latest reward was offered as President Trump weighs his next move against Iran. 

“I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I’ll have to. You’ll know soon enough,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. 

A US official told The Post that Qatari officials have been mediating fresh discussions with Tehran about its nuclear program. 

At least three meetings on “concrete proposals” have occurred in the past week, The New York Times first reported, with summits in Tehran and Doha.

Trump has repeatedly said Iran was close to developing a nuclear weapon, which he believes the regime would’ve used to target countries in the Middle East, including Israel. 

The president maintains the 8-month-long war has been a success because Iran’s navy, missile and drone facilities, and nuclear sites have been devastated by US airstrikes.