West Asia war LIVE: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran

Home News World Donald Trump's announcement was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that U.S. payment of war reparations is a precondition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities Updated - August 11, 2026 06:42 am IST U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on August 10, 2026, that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran.Also read | A new security triangle emerges with the Makkah PactNegotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement further out of reach.Mr. Trump’s announcement was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that U.S. payment of war reparations is a pre-condition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities.Also read | Mecca Agreement | A new triple alliance in West Asia“I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran,” he said, noting that his demand included not only damages arising from the current war, but also Iranian attacks on US targets going back more than two decades as well as payments to the families of Iranian protestors killed by authorities over the past 50 years.Follow here for LIVE updates:August 11, 2026 06:42 Trump says will demand conflict compensation from IranU.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran.Negotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement further out of reach.Mr. Trump’s announcement was a direct response to Iran’s insistence that U.S. payment of war reparations is a pre-condition to any resolution of the ongoing hostilities.“I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran,” he said, noting that his demand included not only damages arising from the current war, but also Iranian attacks on US targets going back more than two decades as well as payments to the families of Iranian protestors killed by authorities over the past 50 years.- AFP Published - August 11, 2026 06:26 am IST