Briefing on New Rewards for Justice Reward Offer

MR. HARTUNG: Thank you. Good afternoon. Today the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads law enforcement or security forces to the person pictured behind me, Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil, better known as Yasin al-Suri. Today's announcement marks the first time that the Rewards for Justice program has offered a reward for information that leads to a terrorist financier. Under an agreement between al-Qaida and the Government of Iran, Yasin al-Suri has helped move money and recruits through Iran to al-Qaida leaders in neighboring countries in the region.