Trump says Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed and wounded
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US President Donald Trump put out a Truth Social post on Aug 10 saying he would demand compensation from Iran for the people they have killed and wounded, in response to Iran’s own demand for compensation over attacks by the US and Israel.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- US President Donald Trump demands Iran pay compensation for all people killed and wounded by Iranian actions, including roadside bombs and conflicts.
- Iran seeks compensation from the US and Israel and proposes new shipping lanes with Oman through the Strait of Hormuz, requiring US sanctions end and compensation.
- Trump references the USS Cole bombing and urges Iran to compensate families of victims from January anti-government protests amid ongoing Iranian crackdowns.
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Aug 10 he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded”, in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.
Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.
“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 with their roadside bombs and many conflicts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port. The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to Al-Qaeda.
Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people during anti-government protests in January, Iran’s worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rights groups say the Iranian government has continued to crack down on opponents during the war. REUTERS
