Trump Wants Iran to Pay, Complicating Oil Shipping Talks

On August 10, Trump demanded on Truth Social that Iran pay families of US soldiers killed by Iranian forces over decades, plus hundreds of thousands of protesters and 52,000 killed in the five-month war. Iran had hinted a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway carrying 20% of the world's oil — was near but not enough alone. Now both sides want money, clouding negotiations.