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US Offers $15M Reward to Target Iran Drone Funding Network
The U.S. government is offering a big cash prize, up to $15 million, for anyone who can give information that helps stop money from going to a company that makes drones for Iran’s military.
The company is called Kimia Part Sivan Company, or KIPAS, and it is linked to Iran’s special forces.
The U.S. wants to find out how KIPAS gets its money and who is helping it.
People who know about the company’s money or the people who work there can send tips through a special online line.
If they help, they could get the money and help move to a safer place if needed.
U.S. State Department offers up to $15 million for info on KIPAS financial network.
KIPAS is identified as Iran’s IRGC Quds Force drone production arm.
Seven alleged senior KIPAS staff members are named in the U.S. request.
Rewards for Justice program seeks details via a Tor-based tip line.
Informants may receive relocation assistance in addition to the monetary reward.
- Who
- U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program
- What
- Offering a reward for information that could disrupt KIPAS’s financial network
- Where
- United States (program) targeting Iran’s IRGC Quds Force
- When
- July 30, 2024
- Why
- To dismantle financial support for Iran’s drone production
Key facts
- Reward amount
- Up to $15 million
- Target company
- Kimia Part Sivan Company (KIPAS)
- Target organization
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force
- Program
- Rewards for Justice
- Announcement date
- July 30, 2024
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