US-Iran bounty war: cash for intel, tomans for captures as conflict widens

The US and Iran have expanded their 40-day war beyond missile exchanges into a covert bounty campaign, with Washington offering cash for intelligence and Tehran paying tomans for captures. This marks a notable escalation into asymmetric, incentive-driven operations, though details on scale and effectiveness remain unverified. The shift signals a protracted conflict with new fronts beyond kinetic strikes.