He asserted that Tehran should instead be held accountable for the deaths and injuries resulting from its own attacks. US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed Iran’s demand for compensation over damages incurred during the US-Israeli military campaign against the country, which included the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Political Context
The US-Israeli war against Iran commenced on February 28. He also asserted that 52,000 people had died in the preceding five months.
On Truth Social, Trump described Iran’s demand for compensation as an “interesting idea” and indicated that he would present a counter-demand during upcoming negotiations. He noted that Iranian representatives were seeking compensation for damage incurred in the “last five-month military conflict,” which, according to him, started because Iran refused to abandon its nuclear weapons. “I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” Trump said. Trump further demanded compensation for the families of protesters who, according to him, had been killed by the Iranian government over the past five decades. “I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations,” Trump stated. Iran has stated that the United States must first agree to compensate it for war-related damage, lift sanctions, end military threats, and release frozen Iranian assets before Tehran will fully reopen the strategic waterway, according to Reuters.
