US vs Iran: America offers $15mn in reward for ‘information about the IRGC's oil transfers’. Details inside

Amid the diplomatic tensions between America and Iran, the US Department of State has announced a reward of up to $15 million for any information that leads to the identification of entities or individuals involved in oil sales conducted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) generates revenue for its terrorist activities through various illegal activities, including the sale and transfer of Iranian oil, which is sanctioned," says the graphic shared by the official US government account on X.

"If you have information about the IRGC's oil transfers, tankers, or entities associated with such illegal activities, please contact us. Your information could qualify you for a reward or transfer," the post read.

Apart from the image, the Rewards for Justice account said, "the IRGC targets the people of Iran in their own homeland and others abroad with its violence," while pleading, "Help us stop this terrorist group."

This came after the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed fresh sanctions against the Iran-linked vessels and entities on Saturday (Jan 24). "OFAC is targeting nine vessels from the shadow fleet, along with their owners or related management companies, which have collectively transferred hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil and petrochemical products to foreign markets," read a statement released by the US State Department's Farsi-language account.

Meanwhile, Italy's Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, said that he would urge the European Union to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation. “The losses suffered by the civilian population during the protests require a clear response,” he wrote on X. In response, Iran summoned the minister for what Tehran described as "irresponsible remarks by Italy’s foreign minister" about Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

After the summons, the foreign ministry’s director general for Western Europe warned of what he described as damaging consequences of labelling the Revolutionary Guards and urged Italy to revise what he called ill-considered approaches toward Iran, the reports said.