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Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, “No thanks!” Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117107215379637520

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. 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. I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117072168149236615

The Supreme National Security Council stated that Iran "will never compromise, whether in war or in negotiations" and that the US must meet all conditions before the Strait reopens.

The conditions include:

1. An end to U.S. threats and insults.

2. A permanent end to U.S. wars against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and Iraq.

3. Lifting the naval blockade and withdrawing US forces.

4. $300 billion in compensation for war damages 

5. Lifting all sanctions.

6. Unconditional release of all frozen assets.

7. Iran's right to charge up to 7% on cargo

8. A ban on U.S. and Israeli vessels.

9. A 20% violation toll on ships if conditions are breached.

NYT Confirms: Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz. The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the waterway will remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.

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