A woman poses with a picture of Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in central Tehran on March 9, 2026.

The Trump administration announced a US$10 million reward on March 15, 2026, for information leading to the capture of several senior Iranian figures.

While two of these leaders have since been killed by Israeli strikes, they are included here to provide a more complete picture of Iran’s powerful elite – people deeply embedded in the Islamic Republic’s political, intelligence and security architecture.

Originally published on theconversation.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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