WASHINGTON, August 10. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump intends to seek compensation from Iran for the deaths of American military personnel, he said on Truth Social.

"I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings! But it is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts, for which they are famous, as led initially by General Soleimani, including the families of those killed on the USS Cole, and thousands of others killed in combat," he said.

He said the United States also considers it necessary for the Iranian leadership to compensate the families of those who participated in protests in the republic over the past 50 years.

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

In March, he in fact tried to shift responsibility onto Iran for a 2000 bombing of the US destroyer Cole carried out by al-Qaeda (banned in Russia).

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. However, on the night of July 8, the United States resumed large-scale strikes against Iran, accusing it of violating the agreements on the Strait of Hormuz.