Trump demands ‘compensation’ from Tehran for Americans killed by Iranian ‘roadside bombs’

Published August 10, 2026 1:05pm ET



President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will begin working a new demand into all future negotiations with Iran: compensation for the families of victims harmed or killed by the Iranian regime, or its proxies, over the past 50 years.

Over the weekend, Tehran submitted its own set of new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which included complete compensation for damages wrought by the president’s bombing campaigns.

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