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Trump demands Iranian reparations as Hormuz reopening hopes fade
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The strait, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed prior to the conflict, has been effectively blocked since the war began, pushing up oil prices and inflation.
Washington and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in June, but the US reimposed a blockade on Iranian shipping in July, a move that Tehran said violated the truce. Meanwhile, Trump on Sunday said Washington is “low-keying it” with Tehran. Referring to Tehran's crackdown on demonstrations in late 2025 and 2026, Trump said Iran had killed some 52,000 protesters as of six weeks ago. While some Iranian opposition and exile groups have claimed tens of thousands killed, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency in February reported around 7,000 deaths, including 6,500 protesters. Trump also said Iran should compensate families of the 17 US sailors killed in an October 2000 attack in Yemen on the naval vessel USS Cole, which has been blamed on al Qaeda, not Iran.
World World Payments would cover deaths among both civilian demonstrators and US forces in the region, says US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump attends an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US on Aug 6, 2026. ( : Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein) WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Monday (Aug 10) responded to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own demands that Iran pay compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a rhetorical escalation likely to complicate efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's proposal, which had not been raised before, was a response to Tehran's demands for compensation and an end
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What's confirmed
- Washington and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in June, but the US reimposed a blockade on Iranian shipping in July, a move that Tehran said violated the truce.
- Meanwhile, Trump on Sunday said Washington is “low-keying it” with Tehran.
- The strait, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed prior to the conflict, has been effectively blocked since the war began, pushing up oil prices and inflation.
What's still developing
- The strait, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed prior to the conflict, has been effectively blocked since the war began, pushing up oil prices and inflation.