Donald Trump says Iran's "asking for compensation" for war damage was "never mentioned" in talks

President Trump on Monday answered Iran's request for war compensation by insisting that Tehran should pay Americans and others harmed by Iranian actions over the past five decades. In a social media post, Trump observed that Iranian negotiators had asked for payment covering damage from the five-month military campaign even though that subject had not appeared in earlier discussions. His remarks came after Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, demanded that the U.S., among other steps, lift sanctions, release frozen Iranian assets, withdraw American forces, and compensate Iran for war damage before the Strait of Hormuz could reopen. Trump mentioned Americans killed or wounded by Iranian-backed attacks, the 2020 U.S. strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and protesters he said Iran killed. The dispute follows Operation Epic Fury.