US President Donald Trump is demanding “compensation” from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts”, saying he has instructed that this demand be made in any further negotiations.

In a post on Truth Social, he noted that Iran’s representatives were asking for compensation for damages done to the country over the last five months, despite this not being mentioned in negotiations.

“But it is an interesting idea,” the US president added, “because I am now likewise demanding compensation from Iran.”

He added that compensation should also be paid to the families of “hundreds of thousands of innocent protestors that Iran has killed over the last 50 years” as well as 52,000 killed in recent months.

“I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations,” Trump said.