# Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing US soldiers 2026-08-16T14:52:26+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Iran's military has announced a reward equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the amount doubled for women who carry out such an action. Army chief Amir Hatami said the plan was drawn up following a large number of requests from the public, according to state news agency IRNA. Hatami said: '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.' He did not specify where or when such actions were expected to take place. The announcement comes after a war between Tehran and Washington that began on February 28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran. A ceasefire was reached in April, followed by a framework for peace talks in June that later collapsed. Sporadic fighting has continued, mainly in southern Iran and around the Strait of Hormuz. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T17:15:58+00:00. Tags: Amir Hatami, Iran, IRNA, United States Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iran-offers-30000-bounty-for-killing-us-soldiers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iran-offers-30000-bounty-for-killing-us-soldiers/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/