Iran offering $30,000 bounty for the slaughter and capture of US soldiers, army chief says

Tehran’s military chief put out a $30,000 reward for anyone who kills or captures a US soldier — with the reward doubled for Iranian women — but it remains unclear how they can carry out the orders.Iranian army chief Amir Hatami said there were a “large number of requests” for bounties to be put on the American soldiers despite the lack of US ground forces in Iran.“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,” Hatami told IRNA.

“Courageous Iranian women who carry out such an action will receive double the reward,” he added.The army chief even claimed that the weapon used to kill an American would be kept in a supposed museum currently under planning.

Hatami, however, made no mention of when or where attacks on US soldiers, who are stationed beyond the reach of the average Iranians, would take place.The 18 US troops who have died since the war with Iran began on Feb.28 have all died outside the country in airstrikes and munition incidents.

The last time a US soldier was on Iranian soil was in April when an F-15E fighter jet went down, resulting in a quick rescue mission for its pilot and weapons specialist.The bounty announcement comes after President Trump repeatedly accused Iran of struggling to pay its troops as the renewed US naval blockade continues to bleed the Islamic republic’s finances.Iran’s rial currency has plummeted to record lows during the war, while the nation’s inflation has also skyrocketed to historic levels....