US
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
has
dema ded
compe satio
f om
I a
fo
Ame ica s
allegedly
killed
o
wou ded
i
attacks
a d
co flicts
ove
seve al
decades,
sayi g
the
issue
will
be
aised
i
all
futu e
peace
egotiatio s
with
Teh a .
I
a
post
o
T uth
Social,
T ump
said
he
fou d
it
a
“i te esti g
idea& dquo;
that
I a ia
ep ese tatives
we e
seeki g
compe satio
fo
damage
caused
du i g
the
five-mo th
milita y
co flict
with
the
US.
He
said
I a ‘s
dema d
had
eve
bee
aised
du i g
p evious
egotiatio s.
T ump
said
that,
i
etu ,
he
would
seek
compe satio
f om
I a
fo
people
allegedly
killed
o
se iously
wou ded
i
attacks
a d
co flicts
att ibuted
to
Teh a .
& bsp;
T ump
Seeks
Compe satio
F om
I a
“…It
is
a
i te esti g
idea
because
ow
I
am
likewise
dema di g
compe satio
f om
I a ,
fo
all
of
the
people
that
they
have
killed
a d
g avely
wou ded
with
thei
oadside
bombs
a d
ma y
co flicts,& dquo;
T ump
w ote.
He
efe ed
to
co flicts
a d
attacks
allegedly
li ked
to
I a ,
i cludi g
those
associated
with
fo me
Islamic
Revolutio a y
Gua d
Co ps
comma de
Ge e al
Qassem
Soleima i.
T ump
also
cited
the
families
of
those
killed
i
the
USS
Cole
attack
a d
“thousa ds
of
othe s
killed
i
combat& dquo;.
T ump
said
his
compe satio
dema d
would
also
cove
families
of
p oteste s
killed
du i g
public
up isi gs
i
I a
ove
the
past
50
yea s.
He
fu the
claimed
that
52,000
people
had
bee
killed
i
I a
du i g
the
past
five
mo ths,
without
p ovidi g
details
to
suppo t
the
figu e.
T ump
To
Raise
Dema d
I
Futu e
Talks
T ump
said
he
had
i st ucted
his
ep ese tatives
to
make
the
compe satio
dema d
a
fi m
pa t
of
all
futu e
egotiatio s
with
I a .
“I
have
i st ucted
my
ep ese tatives
to
put
this
fi mly
i to
a y,
a d
all,
futu e
egotiatio s,& dquo;
he
w ote.
The
dema d
comes
amid
co ti ui g
te sio s
betwee
Washi gto
a d
Teh a
followi g
the
five-mo th
milita y
co flict.
T ump
has
said
the
co flict
bega
because
I a
efused
to
give
up
its
pu suit
of
a
uclea
weapo .
I a ia
ep ese tatives,
acco di g
to
T ump,
have
sought
compe satio
fo
damage
caused
to
the
cou t y
du i g
the
co flict.
The
US
p eside t
has
ow
sig alled
that
a y
futu e
peace
talks
could
also
i clude
Ame ica
dema ds
fo
compe satio
li ked
to
past
I a ia
actio s.
T ump
did
ot
specify
the
amou t
of
compe satio
sought
o
explai
how
the
dema d
would
be
calculated
o
e fo ced
i
futu e
egotiatio s.
