US offers $20m reward for information on Iran nuclear programme
CENTCOM says the Rewards for Justice programme will pay up to $20 million and consider relocation for details on Iranian facilities, equipment and scientists.
The United States is offering up to $20 million, and possible relocation, for information about Iran's nuclear programme, US Central Command said on Friday.
In a statement posted on X, CENTCOM said the State Department's Rewards for Justice programme was seeking details of "Iran's nuclear programme, including its facilities, equipment, and associated personnel, such as those in the scientific community". It asked anyone with information to submit a tip through the programme's website to claim the reward.
Punch reported that the offer came despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Iran's nuclear programme had been obliterated. The South China Morning Post reported that Trump also said Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war.
Punch reported that the United States and Israel struck Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025, after which Trump described the sites as "completely and totally obliterated", and that later assessments indicated the programme was degraded rather than eliminated. The same report said the International Atomic Energy Agency found in 2025 that Iran was enriching uranium to 60 per cent purity, a short technical step from the 90 per cent needed for a nuclear weapon.
Punch also reported that on 28 February 2026 the United States and Israel began a larger military campaign against Iran. It said the campaign killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in its opening phase, widened after Iran retaliated, disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and pushed up oil prices.
Punch described the reward announcement as coming against a backdrop of long-standing international concern over Iran's nuclear activities. The headline carried by The Hindu and Arab News gave the sum as $20 million and attributed the announcement to CENTCOM.
None of the four outlets reporting the offer carried a public response from the Iranian government.
How the reports differ
Punch was the only outlet to note that the reward was announced despite Trump's repeated claims that Iran's nuclear programme had been obliterated, and it carried the background on the June 2025 strikes, the 60 per cent enrichment finding and the wider war that began on 28 February 2026. The South China Morning Post alone reported that Trump had said Tehran wants a deal to end the war. The Hindu and Arab News carried the CENTCOM statement as a straight announcement, and their headlines gave the sum without the relocation offer that the South China Morning Post and Punch included.
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