# Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers 2026-08-16T17:51:57+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Iran's military announced on Sunday a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the reward doubled if carried out by a woman. Army chief Amir Hatami said the plan followed 'a large number of requests' to participate, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, as reported by The Hindu and New Indian Express. Hatami did not specify where or when such acts were expected. He repeated Iran's demand that the US leave West Asia and said US forces no longer have permission to enter the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman or the Strait of Hormuz. The war between Tehran and Washington began on February 28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran. No US ground forces are known to have entered Iran during the conflict except for an April rescue mission for a downed airman. The April ceasefire collapsed, and fighting continues sporadically. The US has lost 17 military personnel since the war began, all killed outside Iran. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - indiatvnews.com - newindianexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T21:55:42+00:00. Tags: Amir Hatami, Iran, IRNA, United States, West Asia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iran-offers-30000-bounty-to-kill-or-capture-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-to-kill-or-capture-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/