PHOTO: REUTERSUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump made sweeping new demands on Iran after Teheran reiterated requests for reparations as part of talks to wind down the conflict, dimming hopes of a quick deal that would reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz as oil prices surged once again. “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,” Trump wrote on social media. “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.” Trump and other US officials had recently cheered markets by suggesting a deal with Teheran was getting closer, with both Iran and Oman in parallel discussions over the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, Trump told reporters at the White House that Hormuz was “open now” and controlled by the US.