Iran, US set new conditions during Hormuz talks: What does this mean?
The United States and Iran have exchanged new demands during negotiations for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, raising new doubts about prospects for
The United States and Iran have exchanged new demands during negotiations for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, raising new doubts about prospects for a wider deal to end their five-month war. While the US has said it is involved directly in the talks, Iran has said it is talking directly only with Oman, with which it proposes sharing future management of the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies were shipped before the US-Israel war on Iran began at the end of February. On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he would demand compensation from Iran for deaths and injuries linked to conflicts and attacks over several decades after Iran last week issued new demands for reparations for the war and said it would not reopen the strait until Washington meets its political and economic conditions. Experts said broader peace negotiations between the two countries are unlikely to restart until the issue of the Strait of Hormuz is resolved. “The two sides are further apart,” Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi reported from Tehran. “They are getting more and more distant when it comes to the possibility of any diplomatic settlement.” The latest developments threaten to further complicate the talks between Tehran and Oman on future management of the strait despite both Iran and the US previously indicating they want an agreement to end the fighting. Here is what we know What has Trump said about ‘compensation’? Trump said Iran should pay compensation for people killed or seriously wounded through Iranian actions. “We’re going to ask for money for the damage they’ve done over a 50-year period,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“So if there’s damages to be paid, I think Iran should pay those damages.” Then in a post on his Truth Social platform, the US leader said Iran should compensate families of the 17 US sailors killed in an October 2000 attack in Yemen on the naval vessel USS Cole, which was blamed on al-Qaeda not Iran. He also demanded compensation for the families of Iranian protesters killed during antigovernment unrest in January. “Also, with respect to the Iran negotiations, Iran should be responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza!” Trump wrote. Trump’s demands came after Iran said the US should compensate Tehran for damage caused by US and Israeli attacks during this year’s war. The escalatory rhetoric from the US president appeared to conflict with comments made by his vice president, JD Vance, who on Saturday said he was confident about reaching a deal with Iran and the agreement would be good for the American public. Vance also said Iran had told the US that it has “no plans” to impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz – one of the points of friction between the two sides. However, oil prices jumped more than 5 percent on Monday after Trump’s new demands while prices rose again on Tuesday as hopes for a deal faded. What are Iran’s new demands? Iran says reopening Hormuz, which it essentially closed to shipping shortly after the start of the war, depends on Washington taking several steps, including agreeing to a set of new demands.
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