Iranian Army Chief Places $30,000 Bounty on American Soldiers
Iran’s Chief of Army Staff, Major General Amir Hatami has announced a financial bounty of $30,000 for the capture or death of American soldiers; saying that it would be doubled of it is carried out by a woman.
According to reports from the IRNA state news agency, the aggressive initiative was officially established following “the large number of requests” from individuals seeking to actively participate in financial support efforts for the military cause.
Despite the high-profile announcement, Hatami did not outline specific operational details or target regions regarding where or when these actions against US personnel were expected to take place.
While fighting has taken place during the US/ Iranian war, there is no known deployment of US ground forces inside Iran, aside from an April rescue mission conducted for a downed American pilot.
“Anyone who kills or captures and hands over an invading American military personnel will receive a reward equivalent to $30,000 or 5 billion tomans from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army,” Hatami declared.
“Courageous Iranian women who carry out such an action will receive double the reward,” he added.
The conflict involving Washington and Tehran initiated on February 28 following an attack on Iran launched by the United States and Israel.
A ceasefire was subsequently established in April after nearly 40 days of active combat, followed by a June framework intended for peace negotiations that eventually collapsed
