The United States is offering a reward of up to $20 million, along with possible relocation, to individuals who can provide information about Iran’s nuclear programme, including its facilities, equipment, scientific personnel and the movement of materials linked to its nuclear activities.
The offer, announced through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme, was also highlighted by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in a post on X on November 6. Washington is seeking information that could help identify key elements of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and people associated with the programme.
According to the official reward notice, tips can cover nuclear facilities, equipment, individuals working in the scientific community and movements involving related materials. Informants can submit information through the programme’s official reporting channels.
Why is the US offering a reward over Iran's nuclear programme?
The announcement comes amid continued international concerns over Iran’s uranium enrichment activities and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) ability to monitor its nuclear programme.
The Rewards for Justice notice refers to the IAEA’s 2025 reporting, which found that Iran was enriching uranium to 60% purity. This is significantly higher than the levels generally required for civilian nuclear applications and closer to the approximately 90% enrichment associated with weapons-grade uranium.
The US programme also points out that Iran is the only non-nuclear-weapon state producing uranium at such a high enrichment level. Experts estimate that its stock of uranium enriched to 60%, if further processed, could provide enough material for several nuclear weapons.
The notice further raises concerns over Iran's safeguards obligations to the IAEA. It says the agency has lost “continuity of knowledge” regarding Iran's production and inventory of key nuclear components, including centrifuges used for uranium enrichment.
Earlier US rewards targeting Iran-linked networks
Washington has announced similar financial incentives in the past. In 2019, it offered up to $15 million for information that could disrupt the financial networks of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including its Qods Force.
In 2024, the US announced a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of IRGC member Shahram Poursafi, accused of plotting to kill former US national security adviser John Bolton.
Trump had claimed Iran's nuclear sites were destroyed
The latest announcement also follows US strikes on Iran's Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities on June 21, 2025, under Operation Midnight Hammer.
President Donald Trump had described the facilities as "completely and totally obliterated". However, a preliminary US intelligence assessment indicated that the strikes damaged the sites and delayed Iran's nuclear programme by months rather than eliminating it. Questions have also remained over the whereabouts of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.