The United States has offered in the past day a reward of up to $15 million for any information that would lead to disrupting the financial mechanisms of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Iranian military organization designated by the US as a terrorist organization, just days after US President Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic that it could face a military strike if it did not enter talks on its nuclear program.
As part of this initiative, American authorities released details about Kimia Part Sivan company – a drone manufacturing arm of the IRGC's Quds Force. According to the State Department's rewards program announcement, the company's executives conducted flight tests of unmanned aerial vehicles for the Revolutionary Guards and acquired high-quality drone components from foreign companies.
"Iran-based KIPAS senior staff members Hasan Arambunezhad, Abolfazl Ramazanzadeh Moshkani, Mehdi Ghaffari Naghneh, Reza Nahar Dani, Abbas Sartaji, and Hadi Jamshidi Zavaraki have been actively involved in the company's testing, development, and supply of drones, particularly for Iranian-aligned militant groups in Iraq, Yemen, and Syria," the State Department said.
Some team members had sanctions imposed on them previously in April 2024. Following these sanctions, all property and financial interests of the company and these individuals located within US jurisdiction or under American control have been frozen.
Video: US offers $15M for information on IRGC operatives / Credit: US State Department
In a released video, the US revealed that one of the Iranian drone company's centers is located in eastern Isfahan province. The video emphasized that while the Iranian economy struggles, the Revolutionary Guards continue investing resources in manufacturing and transporting weapons abroad to fuel regional violence and fund their terrorist operations.
US authorities call on anyone possessing information about the senior team members, their associates, or their financial networks to contact the rewards program through a special link.
