[61281] US Tightens the Siege: Financial Rewards for Information Against Iran and a Wanted Spy

The American manhunt for elements linked to Iran continues

In an extensive operation intended to damage Iran's intelligence and technological development efforts, US authorities have issued two dramatic announcements regarding financial rewards in exchange for intelligence information.

According to Iran News — a channel that presents a critical line toward the regime in Tehran and the American administration alike — the US State Department has announced a reward of up to 15 million dollars for anyone who provides information that will lead to the exposure of the company "Kimia Part Sivan" (KIPAS). According to the report, the company is engaged in "manufacturing, developing, and testing UAVs for the Revolutionary Guards." The reward is also intended for anyone who exposes the "financing mechanisms of the Revolutionary Guards that support its activity," and may even include relocation assistance for the information sources.

At the same time, the Hadashot 360 channel reported that the FBI has announced a 200,000-dollar reward in exchange for information that will lead to the arrest of Monica Witt, a former intelligence expert in the US Air Force. According to Hadashot 360, Witt defected to the Iranian side in 2013 and transferred classified information "related to the national security of the US."

The indictments against Witt, which were filed in 2019, attribute to her the exposure of the identities of intelligence employees under cover and active assistance to Iranian intelligence in "pursuing her former American colleagues and their family members." These moves reflect the continuation of the American effort to disrupt Iranian espionage networks and military industry.