Trump says he has instructed US negotiators to demand reparations from Iran

US President Donald Trump declares that he is demanding compensation from Iran for the Americans it has killed and wounded over the years after Tehran reportedly insisted on similar reparations for the damages caused by the US and Israel in this year’s war.

“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… even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings!” Trump writes on Truth Social.

“But 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,” he continues.

“I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations,” Trump claims.

It is unclear how significant the announcement is, given that negotiations with Iran are said to have hit a dead end.

Trump said yesterday that Washington was “low-keying” its approach to Iran and only “semi-negotiating” with the Islamic Republic.