Trump says Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed and wounded
Trump said Iran must pay for deaths and injuries from decades of attacks as talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz stall.
- President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Iran pay compensation for Americans killed or wounded in conflicts, countering Tehran's recent demand for war reparations and stating the issue will be included in all future negotiations.
- Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, had outlined sweeping conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz: compensation for war damages, lifting sanctions, and ending military threats against Tehran.
- Trump cited Americans harmed by roadside bombs, the USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, and the 2020 strike on Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq.
- Writing on Truth Social, Trump stated, "It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran," while also demanding payments for families of protesters killed during the five-month Military Conflict.
- The United States launched Operation Epic Fury five months ago, which Trump stated was necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons; tensions remain high as both nations exchange competing compensation demands.
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Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations
President Donald Trump yesterday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for the devastation caused by US and Israeli bombardment over the past five months, a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators had not raised until now. Trump’s social media post yesterday came after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stressed that Iran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US met its conditions.
US President Donald Trump will demand compensation from Iran for the deaths of American soldiers and Iranian civilians killed in recent decades. The White House chief announced the new demand against Tehran at a time when the two countries are still in vain negotiations to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump demands Iran pay for deaths
DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Monday that Iran pay compensation for the deaths of people he said it killed in wars, attacks and protests, raising the rhetorical stakes with Tehran as hopes faded for an imminent deal to…
Trump Claims '100% Control' Of Hormuz, Demands Iran Pay Reparations
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran should pay reparations for what he labeled “the damage they’ve done” over the past half a century. “They asked for reparations, you might say, or they asked for money for t…
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