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U.S. President Donald Trump mocked Iran's demand for reparations on Monday for the devastation caused to the country by U.S. and Israeli bombing over the last five months, a demand that—he said—Tehran's negotiators had not raised until now.
Below is a summary of the latest events from Monday related to the war with Iran and the general situation in the Middle East.
Trump exige que Irán pague por décadas de muertes de militares de EEUU
Trump's social media post on Monday came after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stressed that Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets its conditions.
Tehran wants the U.S. to end its blockade of Iranian ports, lift economic sanctions, and release frozen Iranian assets. It also asserted that the United States must pay compensation for war damages.
"It is up to the American side to stop and amend its illegal and destructive measures," said Baghaei.
Trump replied that he is now demanding "compensation from Iran, for all the people they have killed and severely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts."
The U.S. government has blamed Iranian-backed militants for the deaths and injuries of hundreds of Americans over several decades. These include a 1983 attack that killed 241 U.S. military personnel at a Marine compound in Beirut and the deaths of at least 603 U.S. soldiers in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.
Trump said he also wants Tehran to compensate the families of Iranian protesters who were killed.
"I have instructed my representatives to include this firmly in any, and all, future negotiations," announced Trump in his post.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz—a waterway that normally carried approximately one-fifth of the world's traded oil before the war—has kept energy prices a central theme of U.S. politics ahead of the midterm legislative elections in November.
En medio de señales de división, líder supremo de Irán pide “unidad”
The president of Iran stated on Monday that the country's supreme leader is calling for "unity and cohesion" at a time when the Islamic Republic is facing economic difficulties and sanctions resulting from its war with the United States.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in an interview with Iranian state television, which aired amidst apparent tensions between the leaders of the Islamic Republic.
Pezeshkian told the state-controlled IRIB that he and Khamenei discussed "people's livelihoods, the state of the market, employment, and the population's housing," as well as "problems that are now being created as a result of (U.S.) sanctions." He did not say when or where they met.
Most importantly, he added, was Khamenei's emphasis on unity.
"All of the enemy's plans are aimed at creating division," said Pezeshkian. "What we must do is prevent divisions from emerging."
The Iranian president indicated that this is only the second time he has met with Mojtaba Khamenei since he was named the new supreme leader in March following a U.S.-Israeli attack that killed his father. Khamenei, who is believed to have been wounded in the same attack, has not appeared in public since.
Exlíder de la Guardia Revolucionaria asume alto cargo de seguridad
On Sunday, Iran appointed Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to its new supreme leader, to head its powerful Supreme National Security Council.
Rezaei commanded Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard from 1981 to 1997, a period that includes the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. The 71-year-old threatened U.S. forces last week with "severe risks and casualties" if the United States does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports.
Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who will become a political advisor to Khamenei.
Although he appears willing to negotiate with the U.S. to "secure Iran's maximalist goals, including control of the Strait of Hormuz," Rezaei has also been "reluctant to offer Iranian concessions," wrote the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S.-based think tank.
Israel declara a Taybeh como zona militar cerrada
The Israeli military reported on Monday that it has declared a majority-Christian town in the occupied West Bank a closed military zone to prevent the entry of Israeli settlers and other non-residents.
The new tactic seeks to keep Israelis out of Taybeh, which has been the target of arson, vandalism, and settler entry into private and municipal properties. The order does not apply to Palestinian residents or journalists, who—according to the military—will be allowed access unless soldiers determine that their presence poses a threat. The military indicated that its troops will arrest suspects and disperse gatherings to maintain the peace.
The designation comes after months in which the army and police have struggled to maintain order throughout the territory, where at least 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in 2026, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Yemen da cifra de muertos de ataque hutí contra ciudad del mar Rojo
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked a Red Sea port city controlled by government forces on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding 30. The Yemeni Ministry of Defense, under the internationally recognized government, indicated that the deceased were four military personnel and three civilians.
Clashes continued on Monday near the village of Taiz. The Houthi group reported that a 13-year-old boy was killed by artillery shelling and another boy was wounded.
The attack on Mokha is the most recent within one of the largest waves of Houthi attacks on military positions and areas held by the Saudi-backed government since a 2022 truce. It occurs as threats to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz have renewed focus on the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at its southern end.
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