President Trump counters Iran's list of demands to open the Strait of Hormuz with new demands of his own: war reparations and damages paid to all Iranian civilians whom the regime killed in protests. That’s tonight on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.” This episode originally aired on Aug 10, 2026. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
In a message shared by state media, Zolghadr called on the U.S. to end its naval blockade in the key waterway, lift sanctions on Iran and pay out war reparations. Additionally, the Iranian official demanded the U.S. military withdraw from the country and cease attacks on Tehran’s allies. #straitofhormuz #trump #iran #iranwar
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The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, citing U.S. officials, said that President Donald Trump would be willing to “extend the current ceasefire indefinitely” if Iran’s nuclear program can be “kept in check” and traffic resumes in the Strait of Hormuz. According to those officials, Trump had been “laying the groundwork” to declare victory if the Strait of Hormuz—which was free and open before the U.S. bombed Iran on February 28—can be reopened. They say that Trump would then be willing to walk away and declare victory even without a nuclear deal and would also probably lift the U.S. military blockade on Iranian ports. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, published on…Open
Iran's top security body has handed Washington a sweeping list of eight conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demands that range from a full military withdrawal to war reparations, with a critical negotiation deadline now days away. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a commander in the Revolutionary Guard, […] The post Iran issues eight demands to the United States as condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on American Almanac .
Iran's top security body has handed Washington a sweeping list of eight conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, demands that range from a full military withdrawal to war reparations, with a critical negotiation deadline now days away. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a commander in the Revolutionary Guard, declared through Iran's state news agency IRNA that the strait will not reopen until the United States "corrects its behavior." The demands, reported by the Daily Mail , amount to a maximalist opening position from a regime that has kept one of the world's most important shipping lanes largely shut since the conflict began in late February. Zolghadr reports directly to Iran's Supreme…Open
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Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad Saturday evening local time, after attending events in Pakistan. Iran says that they did not hold any direct talks with the U.S. in Pakistan, with Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei writing on X that “no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the U.S.” Iran says that their return to negotiations is conditional on the U.S. lifting its naval blockade. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were scheduled to travel to Pakistan today, will not be traveling anymore, President Donal Trump told Fox News on Saturday. Drop Site News reported , based on ongoing conversations with an anonymous senior Iranian official , that Iran has skepticism…Open
His comments came as the Iranians rejected a proposed 15-point peace agreement from the U.S. and responded with a 5-point plan that involved the payment of war reparations and guarantees of no further U.S. military incursions.
