Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief, Major General Amir Hatami, announced on Sunday that the Iranian Army is offering a reward equivalent to $30,000 (approximately 5 billion tomans) to anyone who kills or captures and hands over a United States military personnel member.
Speaking at a ceremony marking Journalists’ Day in Tehran, Hatami said the plan was drawn up in response to what he described as a large number of public requests to provide financial support for the armed forces, referring to it as part of a “financial jihad.”
According to Iranian state media, including IRNA, Hatami stated that Iranian women who carry out such an action would receive double the reward. He also said that any weapon used in the act would be purchased by the Army at twice its original value and replaced with a new one, with the original weapon to be preserved in a museum.
Hatami did not provide details on where or when such actions were expected to take place. There has been no known large-scale deployment of US ground forces inside Iran during the ongoing regional conflict, apart from a reported rescue mission earlier in the year.
The announcement comes amid continued tensions between Iran and the United States following military confrontations that began in late February 2026. The two sides had previously entered a temporary ceasefire and held talks that later stalled, with intermittent exchanges continuing, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz.
Hatami also reiterated Iran’s demand that US forces leave the Middle East and claimed that American forces no longer have permission to operate freely in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, or the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement was reported by Iranian state media and widely covered by international news outlets.