Iran Announces $30,000 Bounty for Killing U.S. Soldiers Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
The Iranian military has issued a formal bounty equivalent to $30,000 for the capture or killing of U.S. service members, with the reward doubled for women. This follows a weekend of slowed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz due to targeted tanker attacks. Tensions have peaked following U.S. threats to declare the waterway a U.S. territory, while Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan recently signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to stabilize the region.