Despite repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that the military strikes have destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, Washington has offered up to $20 million for information about the country’s nuclear facilities, equipment, and scientific personnel.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday that the State Department’s so-called Rewards for Justice program was offering the reward, alongside possible relocation for the information.

The announcement provided no specific details about the information Washington was seeking or the criteria for receiving the maximum payment.

The offer comes despite Trump’s June 21, 2025, declaration that US strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities “completely and totally obliterated” their targets.

“I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success,” Trump said in a televised address at the time.

More recently, Trump has threatened further attacks, despite continuing to claim that Iran’s nuclear program has been destroyed.

On November 1, Trump said there were “one or two sites” left to deal with, specifically mentioning Pickaxe Mountain and claiming: “We can do it in ten minutes. We have a plan for it, and we can execute it very quickly.”

On November 3, he renewed the threat in an interview with Fox News, saying: “We might have to go after Pickaxe. We can do that in one hour, as soon as we want, at any time we want.”

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On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a large-scale military assault on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, military installations, senior commanders, and nuclear scientists.

The US joined the aggression overnight on June 21-22, bombing the nuclear facilities in central Iran in Isfahan Province.

Iran responded to the 2025 attacks with drone and missile strikes against Israel and, on June 23, targeted the US al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched a second major military assault on Iran while indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington were still underway.

Following the February 2026 aggression, Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Israel and US military installations in the region, inflicting significant damage to US and Israeli assets.