Trump says he will seek compensation from Iran in future peace talks
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President Donald Trump announced that any negotiations with Iran will include demands for compensation for past attacks, while Iran appointed new senior military leaders amid stalled talks over the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will require Iran to pay compensation as part of any future peace negotiations. He said the demand would cover damages from the current conflict, attacks on U.S. targets over the past two decades, and payments to families of Iranian protestors killed by authorities in the last 50 years. Trump also said Iran should be held responsible for deaths and damage in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Gaza.
The statement came as talks to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz have stalled. Iran has insisted that the United States first lift sanctions and end its blockade of Iranian ports before any settlement. The blockage has raised global fuel prices and added pressure on the administration ahead of the November midterm elections.
In a separate development, Iran’s supreme leader appointed Revolutionary Guards General Ali Abdollahi as chief of staff of the armed forces and Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi as commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Abdollahi, who previously led the Khatam al-Anbiya joint command, has warned regional neighbours that countries supporting the United States could face war.
"I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran," Trump said, adding that the demands would be "firmly into any, and all, future negotiations."
"Any country serving as a defensive shield for criminal and aggressive America will be engulfed by the flames of war," Abdollahi warned.
The U.S. president also indicated a shift toward economic pressure rather than further military strikes, describing his approach as "low-keying" the conflict.