The United States is intensifying pressure on Iran's military leadership with a new bounty program targeting senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The State Department announced it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of five top IRGC officials.
The announcement came through the State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program. According to Washington, the five commanders oversee key branches of the Revolutionary Guard that are allegedly involved in operations against American military personnel, planning and executing terrorist activities, and conducting cyber operations against US infrastructure.
Topping the list is Ahmad Vahidi, identified in the American announcement as the IRGC commander. Ali Abdollahi, who heads the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (the main body responsible for coordinating and commanding Iranian military operations) is the second leader named by the U.S. The State Department describes Abdollahi as one of the key figures involved in Iran's military decision-making.
The third individual is Saeed Aghajani, who commands the drone division of the IRGC's Aerospace Force. This represents one of the organization's central branches in unmanned aerial vehicle operations, a field that has become one of the most important components of Iran's military capabilities in recent years.
The list also includes Hamidreza Lashgarian, who heads the IRGC's Cyber and Electronic Command. The United States links Lashgarian to Iranian cyber activity against American infrastructure, and he already appears in Rewards for Justice materials related to cyber groups associated with the Revolutionary Guard.
The fifth target is Majid Khademi, who leads the IRGC's Intelligence Organization. Together, the American list covers several of the most critical nodes in Iran's military apparatus: supreme command, operational command, drone operations, cyber warfare, and intelligence.
