Trump asks Iran for war reparations in new tit-for-tat demand

Trump asks Iran for war reparations in new tit-for-tat demand Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 21:35 The US president has established a pattern of asking Iran for its own demands, even as aides and allies attack their validity During an event in the Oval Office of the White House, US President Donald Trump takes a question from reporters after he signed an executive order calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits, on 10 August 2026 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would seek compensation from Iran for the deaths of US soldiers as part of any peace negotiations in a tit-for-tat demand after Tehran requested war reparations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five-month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings! ” Trump wrote on Truth Social.