Trump adds compensation for Iranian victims to future negotiation agenda

President Donald Trump declared that the United States will now insist on compensation from Iran for families of victims harmed or killed by the Iranian regime and its proxies over the last five decades. He highlighted incidents ranging from roadside bomb attacks led by General Soleimani to the USS Cole bombing and the deaths of protestors, claiming tens of thousands of casualties. Trump noted that Iran recently submitted its own set of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, including full restitution for U.S. bombing damage.

While the U.S. has not publicly responded to those Iranian demands, Trump posted on his social network that compensation is now a firm element of any future negotiations. He also described the current U.S. approach as “semi-negotiating,” relying on Iran’s economic strain to bring it back to the table. The statement follows the collapse of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding earlier in July.