US offers up to $20 million for Iran nuclear information

The United States is offering up to $20 million and possible relocation for information about Iran’s nuclear programme, including its facilities, equipment, associated personnel and their movements, US Central Command said Friday. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme is making the offer, which seeks information about people connected to the programme, including members of Iran’s scientific community.

The government’s notice did not specify what information would qualify for the maximum reward. Central Command announced the offer in a statement on X, while the State Department described the information sought in its programme notice. The reports do not document any qualifying submission or award.

The offer comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly said US strikes effectively obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He also said earlier in the week that Washington still had to address one or two targets in Iran, including Pickaxe Mountain, a site suspected by the United States to be a nuclear facility. Tehran denies that the site serves that purpose.

In remarks Friday night in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said US action had prevented a greater threat to...