US offers $20 million reward for information on the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme

The US State Department announced on Friday, 6 November 2026, that it will pay up to $20 million for information about the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme. The offer was published by the Rewards for Justice programme, part of the department's Diplomatic Security Service, on its English and Persian accounts on X.

The programme is seeking information about the nuclear programme's scientists and staff, related technologies and capabilities, and the organisations and individuals involved in it. According to the State Department, people who provide relevant information may be eligible for relocation in addition to a cash reward. Tips are accepted through the Signal messaging app, a Tor-based communication system and a telephone number in Washington.

The programme's Persian-language message reads: "If you have information about individuals or technology connected to Iran's nuclear programme, contact us." The State Department added that the size of any reward depends on the value of the information, the threat it helps prevent and the person's cooperation, and that providing information alone does not guarantee a reward.

Earlier US rewards concerning the Islamic Republic

Rewards for Justice has previously offered rewards for information about the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including up to $10 million this year for information on several senior IRGC commanders, and, in 2024, up to $20 million for information on Shahram Poursafi, an IRGC member accused of plotting to assassinate John Bolton.

The new announcement comes as tension between Washington and Tehran rises. After meeting his national security team, Donald Trump said he would soon decide whether to resume the war, and he has repeatedly insisted that the Islamic Republic will not get a nuclear weapon. The International Atomic Energy Agency has said it does not know what became of about 440 kilograms of the Islamic Republic's enriched uranium.

The US is offering up to $20 million and a safe way out for any information from inside the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.