Trump: I will demand compensation from Iran for the innocents it killed over 50 years

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iranian representatives are demanding compensation for damages inflicted on Tehran during the five-month military conflict, asserting that these demands had not been raised in any prior negotiations or meetings with Washington. In a post on his platform Truth Social, Trump described Iran’s compensation claims as “an interesting idea,” and announced that the United States would, in turn, demand compensation from Tehran for individuals he said were killed or seriously injured by roadside bombs and in other conflicts, accusing Iran of responsibility for these incidents. Trump noted that “these operations were initially led by Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani,” and added that U.S. claims would also include the families of victims of the U.S.S. Cole, as well as others he said were killed in battles. He further stated that compensation should also be paid to the families of what he described as “hundreds of thousands of innocent protesters” whom he claimed Iran killed over the past fifty years. Trump affirmed that he had directed his representatives to firmly include these demands in any future negotiations with Iran.