Trump demanded that Iran pay compensation to the United States.

US President Donald Trump responded to the statement by Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr that the Americans were required to pay compensation for opening the Strait of Hormuz. He noted that Iran had not raised this issue during the negotiations.

“But the idea is interesting. Now I, too, want to demand compensation from Iran for the thousands who died or were wounded in the many conflicts General Soleimani led, including the families of those killed aboard the destroyer Cole,” he wrote on the social media platform Truth. As a reminder, the ship was blown up not by the Iranians or their proxies, but by al-Qaeda militants in 2001.

“In addition, compensation must also be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters killed, including the 52,000 people killed over the past five months. I have demanded that our representatives raise this issue in any new negotiations,” he added.