Trump responds to Iran’s demand for compensation with his own calls for compensation
After Iran released demands of compensation as part of negotiations to end the war, President Donald Trump is responding with his own call for the Iran to pay the U.S., further entrenching the stalemate between the two countries.

Iran Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said several days ago that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was contingent on various conditions, including the U.S. paying Iran “compensation for violations” of the memorandum of understanding.
On Monday, Trump wrote on social media, “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 HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings!”
Trump said he is now making the same demand back, writing, “I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran.”
“Additionally, compensation should be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of innocent protestors that Iran has killed over the last 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 that have been killed in the last five months,” Trump wrote. “I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations.”
-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart and Emily Chang






