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Trump responds to Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz with a new red line

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 499 words · By Ronny Reyes
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Trump responds to Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz with a new red line See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Trump responds to Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz with a new red line See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google President Trump on Monday hit back at Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with his own list of demands to serve as a new red line in negotiations.

Common ground

After Tehran signaled that the strait won’t reopen until America pays the damages Iran incurred during the war, Trump signaled on Monday that he would take a page from the Islamic Republic with his own receipt.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “President Trump on Monday hit back at Iran’s outlandish demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with his own list of demands”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Iran issued a list of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that President Trump responded with his own demands/comments.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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Claim 2: “He also called for the US naval blockade to end and for all American forces to withdraw from around Iran.”
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Web search results explicitly list 'lifting the blockade' and 'withdrawing U.S. forces from its surroundings' as part of Zolqadr's six demands.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apart from Islam, Muhammad has received praise in Sikhism as an inspirational figure, in the Druze faith as one of the seven main prophets, and in the Baháʼí Faith as a Manifestation of God.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
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web search NEUTRAL — Muhammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّدٌ; 570 – 8 June 632) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader, best known as the founder of Islam. Islamic teachings say Muhammad was a prophet who God inspired to…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
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web search NEUTRAL — His spirituality is considered to be expressed by his journey through the seven heavens (Mi'raj). His behaviour and advice became known as the Sunnah, which forms the practical application of Muhammad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_in_Islam
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Claim 3: ““Additionally, compensation should be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of innocent protestors that Iran has killed over the last 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 that have been killed in the last five months.”
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Web search results confirm Trump asserted that compensation should be paid to families of anti-IRGC protestors killed over the last 50 years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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Claim 4: “The US would also have to pay damages for both the current war and last year’s July war, as well as lift all sanctions on Iran and agree to the unconditional release of all of Tehran’s frozen assets, Zolqadr said in a statement.”
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While the specific 'July war' phrasing is not in the snippets, multiple sources confirm that 'paying compensation for war damages' and 'lifting sanctions' were among the six demands issued by Zolqadr.
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Claim 5: “Among the conditions were for the US to never threaten or insult Iran ever again and for the fighting in Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen and Iraq to permanently end.”
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Web search results confirm the conditions included ending military operations and changing US conduct toward Iran, which aligns with the claim's specifics regarding regional fighting and threats.
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web search NEUTRAL — The new demands from the US and Iran threaten to keep the oil chokepoint shut, with Ali Nikzad, the deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament, reiterating Monday that the Islamic republic’s demands will not…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/us-news/trump-responds-to-iran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz echo what the US already agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed June 17, with the focus now shifting to using the strait as leverag…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-905057
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has set preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages, complicating a potential deal to open the vital waterway.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260809-iran-issues-d…
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Claim 6: ““The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has no military solution and [they] must submit to the new regional order,” he told state broadcaster IRIB.”
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Claim 7: “Iran appeared close to a limited deal with Oman to reopen a narrow passage for some vessels that would stop short of restoring normal traffic through the strategic waterway.”
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Claim 8: ““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... even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings!” he wrote on Truth Social.”
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Web search results explicitly state that President Trump responded to Iran's demand for compensation for damages sustained during the past five months of war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
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Claim 9: “Tehran signaled that the strait won’t reopen until America pays the damages Iran incurred during the war”
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Multiple sources confirm Iran's stance that the Strait will remain closed until US demands (including ending aggression/blockades) are met, with some specifically mentioning compensation/damages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 Iran war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. Iran has asserted this control over the strait by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…
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Claim 10: “Ali Nikzad, the deputy speaker of Iran’s Parliament, reiterating Monday that the Islamic republic’s demands will not change.”
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Web search results explicitly mention Ali Nikzad, the deputy speaker of Iran's Parliament, reiterating that the Islamic republic's demands will not change.
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Claim 11: ““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... including the families of those killed on the USS Cole, and thousands of others killed in combat,” the president added.”
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Web search results confirm Trump demanded compensation for families of US citizens injured/killed, specifically mentioning the USS Cole and roadside bombs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen's Aden harbor. Se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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Claim 12: “Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, put forth six major demands before Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple independent web search results identify Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr as the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and confirm he laid out six conditions for reopening the Strait.
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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr laid out six conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway will remain closed…
https://tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/08/08/3666445/iran-top-se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Those conditions were issued Saturday by Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, the outgoing secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. In a statement carried by state media, Zolqadr listed six demands t…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iran-says-u-must-meet-151031907.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has laid down six conditions for the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, most notably ending military operations, lifting sanctions and the blockade, withdrawing U.S. forces from its su…
https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-20/Middle-East/Iran-Links-…
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