TEHRAN -- Iran’s Army has detailed a plan to reward anyone who captures or kills an invading US serviceman with 5 billion tomans ($30,000), with the payment doubled to 10 billion tomans ($60,000) if the action is carried out by an Iranian woman, the Army spokesman said Saturday.
Brigadier General Muhammad Akraminia said the reward plan, announced by Army Commander Major General Amir Hatami, applies to members of the armed forces as well as ordinary Iranian citizens who legally possess hunting rifles, in the event of a U.S. ground incursion into Iranian territory.  
“If this action is carried out by the brave women of our land, the reward will be doubled – 10 billion tomans,” Akraminia said.
The spokesman said the plan was developed after civilians approached the Army who were unable to participate in combat because of their physical circumstances but wanted to contribute to the war effort through what he described as financial jihad.
He said the Army headquarters subsequently considered a plan under which any member of the armed forces or ordinary citizen who captures or kills an American invader during a ground incursion would receive the reward.
Akraminia said the plan also includes provisions for the weapon used in such an action. The Army would purchase the weapon for twice its value and preserve it in a museum as a historical symbol, while providing the owner with a similar weapon.
“The weapon will be purchased at twice its price and preserved in a museum prepared by the Army,” he said. “It will remain there throughout history as a source of
pride, bearing the name of its owner, and the Army will present the owner with a similar weapon.”
Akraminia said the measure was intended to recognize those who confront an invading force and to ensure that their names would remain part of the country’s history.
The reward announcement came alongside a broader description of changes in Iran’s military strategy, with Akraminia saying the country’s military doctrine has gradually moved from a defensive posture toward an offensive one during the two recent wars.“Our country’s military doctrine was defensive in the past, but gradually during these two wars, we witnessed the military doctrine moving from a defensive posture toward an offensive one,” he said.Akraminia stressed that an offensive doctrine does not necessarily mean conducting preemptive operations. He nevertheless cited Iran’s attack on a U.S. base in Jordan as an example of a preemptive approach.
“We did show a preemptive approach in this war when we attacked the U.S. base in Jordan, before the enemy entered a war, and we inflicted serious damage to American equipment and personnel there,” he said.
He said another element of the emerging doctrine is that any act of aggression against Iran will receive an immediate response and that the response could be broader than the initial attack.
“These are in fact the dimensions and signs of the offensive approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran that became apparent in this war,” he said.
According to Akraminia, the shift has been demonstrated through rapid responses, broader responses to hostile actions and preemptive operations. Current reporting also identifies the defensive-to-offensive shift as a central theme of his Saturday remarks.
Akraminia said the Army has used the period of ceasefire to increase its readiness and stressed that Iran does not trust its adversaries.
“As we have repeatedly announced, since we entered the state of silence and ceasefire, we have tried not to lose a single moment; because we do not trust the enemies at all,” he said.
He said Iran’s adversaries attacked the country while negotiations were taking place, which he described as a betrayal of diplomacy.
“We used every opportunity to enhance the combat capability of the Islamic Republic Army,” he said.
During the ceasefire, systems damaged during the war were rebuilt and upgraded, while new systems were incorporated into the Army’s organization in different areas, Akraminia said.
The Army has also sought to update and improve the training of its personnel and apply the experiences and lessons of the two recent wars to future operations.
He said personnel across the Army’s ground forces, air defense, air force and navy now have greater morale, motivation and confidence than before.
Akraminia described the experience gained from the two terrorist wars by the U.S. and Israel as another major outcome of the fighting, referring both to the recent 40-day war and the earlier 12-day war.
He said the experiences gained by Iran’s armed forces will be increasingly useful in the future and could ultimately strengthen Iran’s national power and position.
“We today have much, much more than before, both higher motivation, higher confidence and the equipment required to defend the country,” he said.
He added that Iran’s armed forces are relying on domestic defense-industry capabilities and technologies developed within the Army to continue improving their combat readiness.
Akraminia said the strengthening of national unity and cohesion is one of the most important outcomes of the recent war.
“The Iranian people have strengthened their unity, coordination and, in fact, their cohesion around the leadership, the Revolution and the system and the land of Iran,” he said.
He also described a “geopolitical awakening” among Iranians as another major outcome.
According to Akraminia, Iranians have recognized a geopolitical capacity that had existed for years but had not previously been fully activated, particularly the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iranians have realized a geopolitical capacity that has existed in the past but had not been activated,” he said.
“The Strait of Hormuz, with the enormous capacity it provides to the Iranian people, can today be decisive in advancing the foreign-policy objectives of the Islamic Republic and can have a very broad and profound geopolitical impact,” he added.
Akraminia also described an international outcome of the war: greater awareness of the “hegemonic, criminal and aggressive nature” of Iran’s adversaries.
He pointed to U.S. attacks against Iran and specifically cited the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school, which martyred 168 Iranian children, as well as the deaths of Iranian citizens in Lamerd and elsewhere.
“The Americans, through their savage aggression against Iran and against the Shajareh Tayyebeh school and the martyrdom of 168 Iranian children, and the martyrdom of a number of our compatriots in Lamerd and other places, in fact showed their evil criminal nature,” he said.
“People around the world today are more familiar than before with the true nature of America and the Zionist regime,” he added.
Akraminia said the war also increased international awareness of Iran and its people, saying Iranians are increasingly recognized by global public opinion as a people who were “brave, aware and resistant.”
Akraminia said signs of the decline of U.S. power has instead become more visible at the regional and international levels.
He said Iran had for years been approaching a major historical turning point and stated that indications of declining American power are now increasingly apparent. “Americans have lost their standing as a major international power,” he said.
He said the United States no longer has the same standing as a major power capable of claiming authority over human rights, peace and regional and global security.
Akraminia pointed to the creation of a security and defense mechanism involving Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan as evidence of the decline of U.S. influence in the region.
He said the mechanism is significant regardless of how effective it might ultimately prove to be. “This security-defense mechanism itself, regardless of how effective it will be in the future, at this stage shows the decline of America’s position in the region,” he said.
He described it as the first defense and security mechanism in the region without U.S. 
He also discussed recent appointments of commanders by Iran’s Leader, describing them as a sign of the country’s determination to defend the Islamic Republic, the country and its territorial integrity.
“The appointments show that the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely serious about defending the country and the system and the people,” he said.
He said the newly appointed commanders have extensive records in defending the country and are known to the Iranian public.
Akraminia also explained the recent integration of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters with the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
He said organizational changes are normal in militaries around the world and are undertaken according to changing circumstances and requirements.
The merger is intended to make the armed forces more agile, strengthen unity of command, accelerate decision-making and allow faster responses to threats.
“The merger of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters with the General Staff of the Armed Forces was carried out to make the armed forces more agile, establish unity of approach, ensure rapid decision-making and enable a rapid response against the enemy,” he said.
He said the restructuring will improve coordination and operational synergy among the armed forces while increasing the speed of responses to threats.