US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded compensation from Iran, saying he has instructed his representatives at the talks with Iran to include this stipulation “firmly” in any future talks.
“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, for which they are famous, as led initially by General [Qassem] Soleimani, including the families of those killed on the USS Cole, and thousands of others killed in combat,” he said on Truth Social.
He added that Iranian leadership should also compensate the families of people killed in protests, “not to mention the 52,000 that have been killed in the last five months”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Iran will not resume talks or reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the US compensates Iran for violating the June agreement.
