Washington offers a reward of up to $20 million for information on Iran's nuclear program

According to BBC News Arabic, the United States has announced that it will grant a reward of up to $20 million, with the possibility of providing resettlement, to anyone who provides information about Iran's nuclear program. This comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed that Tehran strongly wants to reach an agreement to end the war.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), in a statement published on the "X" platform, reported that the US State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program. Established in 1984, it includes information on Iran's nuclear facilities, equipment and associated personnel, including scientific personnel. The US State Department attributed this action to what it described as Iran's non-compliance with the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which, according to the statement, deprived the Agency of information on Iran's production and stockpile of key components such as centrifuges. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not specify precise criteria for the type of information that may be deserving of reward.

Trump has said on several occasions that U.S. forces have destroyed Iran's nuclear program. In remarks Friday evening in Florida, he linked a strike on Iran to Israel's presence, noting that the Iranian economy and military had been exhausted during eight months of war and that Tehran was seeking to end the conflict. On the other hand, the Iranian army confirmed, according to what was reported by the media on Saturday, that it is stronger and more prepared than it was when the war began. Army spokesman Mohammad Akrami Nia was quoted by IRNA as saying the troops were on high alert.

The war, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, has been at a standstill for months. Tehran had sought to restrict traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and Akrami Nia said Iranian forces controlled the strait and the corridor would not be opened until Washington accepted Tehran's terms. Trump confirmed launching new strikes on Iran this week, after US media revealed raids targeting Qeshm Island. Tasnim news agency reported that two missiles hit Al-Jazeera, while no official information was available on the extent of the damage, while the Iranian army announced that its defenses hit a US drone over Al-Jazeera, without clarifying whether it was attacked.

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that Qatar's mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran are continuing, and that the US administration's intentions to find a solution remain. In the same context, The U.S. Treasury Department imposed financial sanctions on eight Canada-based financial services companies that it said facilitated transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities, isolating them from the dollar-based financial system and freezing any assets they had in the United States.

Source: BBC News Arabic - https://www.bbc.com/arabic/articles/c6d0999d598ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss