Trump says he will demand compensation from Iran in any future negotiations

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Monday he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran. Negotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement further out of reach. Trump’s announcement was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that US payment of war reparations are a pre-condition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities. READ: Iran Guards say won’t reopen Hormuz without US meeting Tehran’s demands “I am likewise demanding […]...Keep on reading: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran

President Trump demanded Monday that Iran compensate victims' families and Middle Eastern countries after Tehran said it wouldn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz without being compensated for war damage, among other demands. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.

The US president cites attacks and killings stretching back decades, accusing Tehran of backing or perpetrating attacks on US targets.

President Donald Trump says he’ll demand compensation from Iran for people killed or wounded in the US war on Iran.

President Donald Trump demands Iran compensate families of USS Cole victims and thousands killed by Iranian-backed attacks in future negotiations.

Trump says Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed and wounded US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for "all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded", in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks. Trump's social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz, but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened. "It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts," he wrote on Truth Social. Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port. The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to al-Qaeda. Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people killed during anti-government protests in January, Iran's worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iranian representatives were seeking compensation for damage caused during the conflict, which he said began because Iran will have to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions.

Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for "all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded," in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from U.S. and Israeli attacks.

President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from U.S. and Israeli attacks. Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining...

President Trump on Monday demanded reparations from Iran for those who have died amid the conflict, after Tehran called for compensation for damages. “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT...

President Trump on Monday said Iran's demand for compensation over war damage is an "interesting idea" that he will turn into a counter-demand for payment from Tehran for thousands of people killed in regime-sponsored acts of Middle East terror and protest crackdowns.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any future peace negotiations, citing attacks and atrocities stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Iran. Iran is "asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict... I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts," Trump posted.

WASHINGTON, United State (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump said Monday he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any future peace negotiations, citing attacks and atrocities stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Iran. Iran is "asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five months of military conflict... I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts," Trump posted.