US military offers 27.3 billion won for information on Iranian nuclear information

The U.S. Central Command announced on the 7th that it would pay up to $20 million (about 27.3 billion won) in reward money to anyone who provides information about Iran's nuclear program.

On this day, the Central Command offered this reward to

He also said that he could provide relocation support to the informant. This appears to be aimed at encouraging insiders residing in Iran to provide information. When U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies build Humint (human information) in Iran, they often promise security by suggesting that the person and his or her family move abroad.

The U.S. State Department's 'Rewards for Justice' website, attached by Central Command, requested information, saying, "As the Iranian regime does not comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) safeguards obligations, the IAEA has been unable to continuously determine the production and inventory of key parts such as centrifuges in Iran."

At the same time, it provided guidance on messenger apps such as Telegram and Signal where reports can be made, as well as Tor Browser, which does not reveal traces of the user's connection.

It is rare for the United States to promise rewards for information about Iran's nuclear program.

The 'Rewards for Justice' program usually offers a large reward to collect information to track terrorists and block terrorist funds.

In July 2010, the Washington Post reported that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruited Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri in Saudi Arabia and paid him $5 million in exchange for information. Amiri disappeared for a year and returned to Iran from the United States, claiming that he had been kidnapped by the CIA and that the United States had offered him $50 million.