Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty To Capture Or Kill US Soldiers; Double Reward For Women

I a ‘s
milita y
has
a ou ced
a
bou ty
of
$30,000
fo
citize s
who
captu e
o
kill
US
milita y
pe so el,
with
the
ewa d
doubled
to
$60,000
fo
I a ia
wome .

I a ia
A my
chief
Ami
Hatami
a ou ced
the
ewa d,
sayi g
the
pla
was
d aw
up
followi g
a
“la ge
umbe
of
equests”
f om
people
seeki g
to
pa ticipate,
AFP
epo ted,
citi g
I a ‘s
state
ews
age cy
IRNA.

$30,000
Rewa d
Fo
Captu i g
O
Killi g
US
Pe so el

Hatami
said
a yo e
who
captu es
o
kills
a d
ha ds
ove
a
Ame ica
soldie
would
eceive
a
ewa d
of
$30,000,
o
5
billio
toma s,
f om
the
I a ia
A my.

“A yo e
who
kills
o
captu es
a d
ha ds
ove
a
i vadi g
Ame ica
milita y
pe so el
will
eceive
a
ewa d
equivale t
to
$30,000
o
5
billio
toma s
f om
the
Islamic
Republic
of
I a ‘s
A my,”
Hatami
said.

He
did
ot
specify
whe
o
whe e
such
a
actio
agai st
US
pe so el
would
take
place.

Hatami
also
a ou ced
a
highe
ewa d
fo
wome .
“Cou ageous
I a ia
wome
who
ca y
out
such
a
actio
will
eceive
double
the
ewa d,”
Hatami
said.

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To
Be
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At
Double
P ice

Acco di g
to
a
epo t
by
The
Je usalem
Post,
Hatami
said
the
pe so
ca yi g
out
the
attack
would
eceive
additio al
be efits.

He
said
the
weapo
used
to
kill
a
US
soldie
would
be
pu chased
at
twice
its
p ice,
while
the
i dividual
would
also
eceive
a
ew
weapo .

“The
i dividual’s
weapo
will
also
be
kept
i
a
pla ed
museum,”
Hatami
added,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.

The
I a ia
A my
chief
also
claimed
that
the
wa
had
exposed
US
claims
about
its
milita y
st e gth.

He
suppo ted
I a ‘s
dema d
fo
Washi gto
to
withd aw
f om
the
Middle
East
a d
said
the
US
o
lo ge
had
pe missio
to
e te
the
Pe sia
Gulf,
the
Gulf
of
Oma
o
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.

“Ame ica
o
lo ge
has
the
autho ity
it
o ce
had,”
Hatami
said,
acco di g
to
The
Je usalem
Post.

He
claimed
the
co flict
had
weake ed
Washi gto ‘s
milita y
domi a ce
a d
e cou aged
othe
cou t ies
to
explo e
alte ative
ways
of
secu i g
themselves.

T ump& squo;s
Ho muz
Rema k
Also
D aws
I a ia
Respo se

Hatami
also
c iticised
US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump’s
stateme t
that
the
St ait
of
Ho muz
would
be
decla ed
“te ito y
of
the
U ited
States”
afte
I a ‘s
defeat.

He
accused
T ump
of
attempti g
to
po t ay
the
US
as
victo ious
despite
what
he
desc ibed
as
Washi gto ‘s
decli i g
global
sta di g.

The
I a ia
comma de -i -chief
also
wa ed
US
bases
i
West
Asia,
sayi g
Teh a
would
ot
allow
facilities
that
posed
a
th eat
to
I a
to
esume
ope atio s
i
eighbou i g
cou t ies.

Acco di g
to
The
Je usalem
Post,
Hatami
claimed
US
fo ces
had
effectively
bee
d ive
out
a d
would
o
lo ge
be
allowed
to
e te
the
Pe sia
Gulf,
the
Sea
of
Oma
o
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.

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Ceasefi e
Deadli e
App oaches

The
a ou ceme t
comes
as
a
60-day
deadli e
u de
the
US-I a
Islamabad
Memo a dum
of
U de sta di g,
sig ed
o
Ju e
17,
app oaches.

U de
the
ag eeme t,
I a
a d
the
US
had
ag eed
to
a
tempo a y
ceasefi e
a d
to
co ti ue
egotiatio s
towa ds
a
pe ma e t
solutio
afte
40
days
of
fighti g
that
bega
o
Feb ua y
28.

Howeve ,
the
ceasefi e
has
emai ed
f agile,
while
talks
have
ot
p og essed.
The
two
cou t ies
have
i stead
excha ged
spo adic
fi e,
with
fighti g
la gely
ce t ed
i
southe
I a
a d
a ou d
the
St ait
of
Ho muz.

Nea ly
17
US
milita y
pe so el
have
bee
killed
si ce
the
begi i g
of
the
US-I a
wa .

All
of
them
we e
killed
outside
I a ,
i cludi g
i
cou t ies
such
as
I aq
a d
Jo da .

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