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

JUST IN: Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open and that the US will demand compensation from Iran for people killed in the war, days after Tehran made US payment for war damages a condition for reopening the strait.

Trump says Iran owes America compensation — going back fifty years.

Quick recap of the standoff. Tehran's condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz was that Washington pays for damages from the five-month war. Days later, Trump declares the strait is open anyway — and flips the invoice, saying the US will demand money from Iran for people killed in the war and during Iranian protests stretching back half a century. These are the waters everyone's watching — a fifth of the world's oil moves through here.

Meanwhile in Tehran, President Pezeshkian emerged from a seven-hour meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, insisting he's in perfect health and preaching unity — despite zero public appearances since taking power. Two capitals, two bills, nobody reaching for a wallet.

When both sides demand payment from each other, my read is neither pays a cent. So: any formal US-Iran compensation agreement announced within thirty days.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.

Source Read the original reporting at aljazeera.com