Trump claimed last weekend that he was “low-keying” his approach to the war, implying that he was willing to let economic pressure build instead of further military strikes. US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace talks, citing decades of alleged Tehran-backed or conducted attacks and fatalities.
Talks to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk pushing a swift agreement even further out of reach. Trump’s decision was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that the US pay war reparations as a precondition for any resolution of the ongoing hostilities.
“I am also demanding payment from Iran,” he said, noting that his demands comprised not only damages from the current conflict, but also Iranian assaults on US targets dating back more than two decades, as well as payments to the families of Iranian protesters who were killed by authorities over the last 50 years. In this has become a familiar pattern, Trump vowed to punish Iran “very hard,” possibly with assaults on civilian facilities, only to back down, implying a peace deal was imminent.
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