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Trump Rejects Iran’s Six-Point Ultimatum, Says He Is ‘Now Demanding Compensation’ in ‘All Future Negotiations’

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Outlets covering this story: The Independent, Truthout, TIME, HuffPost, The Guardian, CBC News, The Intercept, NBC News, Mother Jones, LA Times, Al Jazeera, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Christian Science Monitor, Military.com, Associated Press, Euronews, Breitbart, The Jerusalem Post, Reason, The National Pulse, The American Conservative, The American Mind.


Left(10)

The IndependentBAug 11, 1:14 AM

Iran-US war latest: Trump demands compensation from Iran in snub to six-point ultimatum

Iran has warned the Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the US meets crucial conditions

TruthoutCAug 10, 9:31 PM

Trump Blames Iran for Gaza Genocide as He Demands “Compensation” From Tehran

The post came in response to Iranian officials demanding that the U.S. compensate Iran for the war.

TIMEBAug 10, 3:10 PM

Trump Responds as Iran Says U.S. Must Meet These Six Demands If Strait of Hormuz Is to Reopen

The U.S. President said he, in turn, has instructed his representatives to demand compensation from Iran.

HuffPostCAug 9, 12:15 AM

Iran Says Deal On Strait Of Hormuz Is Close But Not Enough To Open The Waterway

A U.S. official said on Friday that Washington anticipated an agreement soon between Iran and Oman, so normal oil traffic could resume.

The GuardianAAug 10, 8:45 PM

Trump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths

US president’s statement is latest sign that negotations to end war and reopen strait of Hormuz have stalled Donald Trump has said he will demand that Iran pay compensation for the deaths of thousands

CBC NewsAAug 10, 9:00 PM

Trump says Iran should pay compensation, including for past actions

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move that will likely complicate ‌efforts to reopen the St

The InterceptBAug 4, 9:54 AM

The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran

U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war. The post The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Ir

NBC NewsBAug 10, 10:51 PM

Trump responds to Iran’s new demands

President Trump responded after Iran made a new set of demands before it will stop attacking commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.

Mother JonesBAug 8, 6:31 PM

Trump’s Iran War Is Going Backward

On Saturday, a senior Iranian national security official issued a set of demands that the US must meet before a key waterway for oil shipping can be reopened—a statement that further suggests a lastin

LA TimesAAug 8, 7:52 PM

Iran believes time is on its side in the war with the U.S. But its strategy carries great risks

Iran is betting that military pressure will ultimately force the United States to accept Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz — and that time is on its side. But its strategy carries risks.

Center(9)

Al JazeeraBAug 10, 8:55 PM

Trump to demand compensation for Tehran’s ‘conflicts’

President Donald Trump says he’ll demand compensation from Iran for people killed or wounded in the US war on Iran.

PBS NewsHourAAug 10, 10:45 PM

Iran demands U.S. pay for war damage before agreeing to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran doubled down on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed until the U.S. meets a sweeping list of demands. President Trump scoffed at those conditions, especially paying reparations to Iran for damages

The HillBAug 11, 12:34 AM

Iran’s steep demands for US over Strait of Hormuz threaten to derail reopening

A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa.  Iran on Sunday said the agreement to set up new shipping

Christian Science MonitorAAug 8, 7:46 PM

Iran issues list of new demands over Strait of Hormuz

Iran has issued dramatic new demands around any reopening of the waterway. Oman says talks to manage the strait between it and Iran are continuing.

Military.comBAug 10, 1:05 PM

Iran Won’t Reopen Strait of Hormuz Without US Concessions and Other Mideast Developments

Iran wants the U.S. to lift the blockade, pay compensation for months of war damage, lift economic sanctions and release Iran's frozen assets.

Associated PressAAug 5, 2:04 AM

Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments - apnews.com

Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments  apnews.com

Al JazeeraBAug 11, 12:00 AM

Iran war live: Trump claims Hormuz Strait open, seeks Iranian compensation

US President Donald Trump said he will seek compensation from Iran for casualties in the war.

EuronewsBAug 10, 6:42 PM

Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran as part of peace talks

Trump this weekend said he was "low-keying" his approach to the conflict, suggesting that he was prepared to let economic pressure mount in place of further military strikes.

Military.comBAug 9, 1:05 PM

Iran's Leaders Think They Have Trump Cornered, but Their Strategy Carries Great Risks

Formal control over even part of the Strait of Hormuz would be a clear win for Iran and a loss for the United States.

Right(6)

BreitbartDAug 10, 8:16 PM

Trump Rejects Iran’s Six-Point Ultimatum, Says He Is ‘Now Demanding Compensation’ in ‘All Future Negotiations’

President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s sweeping demands for fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and said the U.S. is “now demanding compensation” from Iran in all future negotiations. The

The Jerusalem PostBAug 10, 10:58 PM

US has mine swept entire Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

The US has cleared the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian mines and now controls the key oil shipping route, Trump said Monday.

ReasonAAug 10, 8:06 PM

Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.

The war with Iran continues to hold up oil flows from the Persian Gulf, even though it was supposed to be finished many times already.

The National PulseDAug 10, 10:23 PM

Trump Demands Reparations from Iran for American Casualties.

President Trump has instructed U.S. negotiators to demand reparations from Iran for Americans harmed by the regime, countering Tehran's calls for compensation over recent conflicts.

The American ConservativeBAug 10, 1:45 PM

Iran War Day 164: Iran Replaces Secretary of Supreme National Security Council

State of the Union: Iran’s Foreign Ministry appeared to confirm that Iran will eventually charge fees for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The post Iran War Day 164: Iran Replaces Secretary of Su

The American MindCAug 7, 12:28 PM

A Defense of the President’s Strategy in Iran

America is engaged in negotiations to end the war in Iran on terms favorable to the United States. It is difficult to believe this will be achieved through negotiations alone, however hopeful Presiden

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