Hopes for Hormuz deal fade as Trump demands Iranian reparations

Iran and Oman make progress on a framework for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington’s rejection of Iranian demands and Trump’s push for compensation threaten to prolong the standoff.

US President Donald Trump on Monday responded to Iran’s conditions for a peace deal with his own demands that Iran pay compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a rhetorical escalation likely to complicate efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.