US State Department offers $15M reward to disrupt IRGC finances

The US Department of State is putting a $15 million bounty on information that can help dismantle the financial infrastructure supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The offer comes through the Rewards for Justice program, which has been the US government’s go-to tipster incentive system since 1984. The program has paid out over $250 million in rewards for terrorism-related intelligence over that span. This latest push zeroes in on the IRGC and its elite Qods Force, targeting everything from illicit oil sales to shadow fleet operations to front companies designed to funnel cash to proxy militant groups. What Washington is hunting for The scope of information the State Department wants is broad. Revenue streams from illegal petroleum transactions, sanctions evasion tactics used by individuals and financial institutions, and the flow of funds and materials to IRGC-linked proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian-backed militias across the Middle East are all fair game. Informants can submit tips anonymously through encrypted platforms like Signal and Tor, and the government is dangling more than just cash. Relocation assistance is also on the table for those who provid...